SMART-B : overview of study conceptualization and planning -- Constructing a SMART study question -- Constructing a SMART literature search -- Importance and implications of study design selection -- Measurements : the backbone of the study -- Analysis : basic statistical methods and principles -- Resources and timing -- Bias reduction : how to avoid spurious conclusions -- Special topics.
Summary:
"Planning, conducting, and publishing the results of your clinical research can be a long and arduous journey. The SMART Approach to Spine Clinical Research presents and explains the many interrelated components essential to spine clinical research in an easily accessible way, guiding you step-by-step through the principles and methods of planning and evaluating clinical research."--Cover.
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