| Edition |
Fourth edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Getting started: the anatomy and physiology of clinical research -- Conceiving the research question and developing the study plan -- Choosing the study subjects: specification, sampling, and recruitment -- Planning the measurements: precision, accuracy, and validity -- Getting ready to estimate sample size: hypotheses and underlying principles -- Estimating sample size and power: applications and examples -- Designing cross-sectional and cohort studies -- Designing case-control studies -- Enhancing casual inference in observational studies -- Designing a randomized blinded trial -- Alternative clinical trial designs and implementation issues -- Designing studies of medical tests -- Research using existing data -- Addressing ethical issues -- Designing questionnaires, interviews, and online surveys -- Data management -- Implementing the study and quality control -- Community and international studies -- Writing a proposal for funding research. |
| Summary |
"This book provides a practical guide to planning, tabulating, formulating, and implementing clinical research, in an easy-to-use, readable presentation"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Clinical trials.
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Medicine -- Research -- Methodology.
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Epidemiology -- Research -- Methodology.
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Epidemiologic Methods.
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Research Design.
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| Added Author |
Hulley, Stephen B.
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| ISBN |
9781608318049 paperback |
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1608318044 paperback |
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