Clinical epidemiology : how to do clinical practice research

Clinical epidemiology : how to do clinical practice research R. Brian Haynes ... [et al.]. - 3rd ed. - Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006. - xv, 496 p. : ill. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Forming research questions -- Conducting systematic reviews -- Finding information about the burden of disease -- An introduction to performing therapeutic trials -- The tactics of performing therapeutic trials -- The principles behind the tactics of performing therapeutic trials -- Performing quality improvement interventions -- Evaluating diagnostic tests -- Determining prognosis and creating clinical decision rules -- Assessing claims of causation -- Generating outcome measurements, especially for the quality of life -- Becoming a successful clinician-investigator -- Preparing a research protocol to improve its chances for success -- Online data collection -- Analyzing data -- Preparing reports for publication and responding to reviewers' comments -- Dealing with the media.

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