Designing clinical research / Warren S. Browner, Thomas B. Newman, Steven R. Cummings, Deborah G. Grady, Alison J. Huang, Alka M. Kanaya, Mark J. Pletcher.
Preceded by Designing clinical research / Stephen B. Hulley ... [et al.]. 4th ed. 2013. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Getting Started : The Anatomy and Physiology of Clinical Research / Warren S. Browner, Thomas B. Newman, and Mark J. Pletcher -- Conceiving the Research Question and Developing the Study Plan / Steven R. Cummings and Alka M. Kanaya -- Choosing the Study Participants : Specification, Sampling, and Recruitment / Warren S. Browner, Thomas B. Newman, and Mark J. Pletcher -- Planning the Measurements : Precision, Accuracy, and Validity / Steven R. Cummings, Thomas B. Newman, and Alison J. Huang -- Getting Ready to Estimate Sample Size : Hypotheses and Underlying Principles / Warren S. Browner, Thomas B. Newman, and Mark J. Pletcher -- Estimating Sample Size : Applications and Examples / Warren S. Browner, Thomas B. Newman, and Mark J. Pletcher -- Addressing Ethical Issues / Bernard Lo and Deborah G. Grady -- Designing Cross-Sectional and Cohort Studies / Thomas B. Newman, Warren S. Browner, and Steven R. Cummings-- Designing Case Control Studies / Thomas B. Newman, Warren S. Browner, Steven R. Cummings, and Alka M. Kanaya -- Estimating Causal Effects Using Observational Studies / Thomas B. Newman and Warren S. Browner -- Designing a Randomized Blinded Trial / Steven R. Cummings, Deborah G. Grady, and Alison J. Huang -- Alternate Interventional Study Designs / Deborah G. Grady, Steven R. Cummings, and Alison J. Huang -- Designing Studies of Medical Tests / Thomas B. Newman, Michael A. Kohn, Warren S. Browner, and Mark J. Pletcher -- Qualitative Approaches in Clinical Research / Daniel Dohan -- Community-Engaged Research / Alka M. Kanaya -- Research Using Existing Data or Specimens / Mark J. Pletcher, Deborah G. Grady, and Steven R. Cummings -- Designing, Selecting, and Administering Self-Reported Measures / Alison J. Huang, Steven R. Cummings, and Michael A. Kohn -- Study Implementation and Quality Control / Deborah G. Grady and Alison J. Huang-- Data Management / Michael A. Kohn and Thomas B. Newman -- Writing a Proposal for Funding Research / Steven R. Cummings, Deborah G. Grady, and Alka M. Kanaya.
Summary:
"For over 30 years, this title sets the standard as a practical guide for physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other practitioners involved in all forms of clinical and public health research. It presents the epidemiologic concepts in a reader-friendly way and suggests common sense approaches to the challenging judgments involved in designing, funding and implementing a study. Translated in many languages over the years, it is a manual for clinical research in it various flavors: clinical trials, observational epidemiology, translated science, patient-oriented research. Epidemiologic- terms and principles, presented advanced conceptual material in a practical and reader friendly way and suggested common sense approaches to many judgments involved in designing a study"-- Provided by publisher.
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