Clinical epidemiology
Subtitle: how to do clinical practice research
By: R. Brian Haynes ... [et al.].
Contributors: Haynes, R. Brian.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 496
Subjects: Clinical epidemiology; Medicine -- Research -- Epidemiology; Biomedical Research -- methods; Epidemiologic Methods; Research Design
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Forming research questions; title: Conducting systematic reviews; title: Finding information about the burden of disease; title: An introduction to performing therapeutic trials; title: The tactics of performing therapeutic trials; title: The principles behind the tactics of performing therapeutic trials; title: Performing quality improvement studies; title: Evaluating diagnostic tests; title: Determining prognosis and creating clinical decision rules; title: Assessing claims of causation; title: Generating measurements, especially for the quality of life; title: Becoming a successful clinician-investigator; title: Preparing a research protocol to improve its chances for success; title: Collecting data online; title: Analyzing data; title: Preparing reports for publication and responding to reviewers' comments; title: Dealing with the media.