Designing clinical research / Stephen B Hulley [and others].

Other author Hulley, Stephen B.
Format Book
Edition4th ed.
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2013.
Descriptionxiii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects

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.
Abstract "This book provides a practical guide to planning, tabulating, formulating, and implementing clinical research, in an easy-to-use, readable presentation"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013009915
ISBN9781608318049 (pbk.)
ISBN1608318044 (pbk.)

Availability

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Laupus Books - Stacks WA 950 D457 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold