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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454055803321

Autore

Haynes R. Brian

Titolo

Clinical epidemiology : how to do clinical practice research / / R. Brian Haynes [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2006]

©2006

ISBN

1-4511-1861-9

1-4698-7434-2

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (512 p.)

Disciplina

614.4

Soggetti

Clinical epidemiology

Medicine - Research - Epidemiology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 studies -- Evaluating diagnostic tests -- Determining prognosis and creating clinical decision rules -- Assessing claims of causation -- Generating measurements, especially for the quality of life -- Becoming a successful clinician-investigator -- Preparing a research protocol to improve its chances for success -- Collecting data online -- Analyzing data -- Preparing reports for publication and responding to reviewers' comments -- Dealing with the media.

Sommario/riassunto

The Third Edition of this popular text focuses on clinical-practice research methods. It is written by clinicians with experience in generating and answering researchable questions about real-world clinical practice and health care-the prevention, treatment, diagnosis, prognosis, and causes of diseases, the measurement of quality of life, and the effects of innovations in health services. The book has a problem-oriented and protocol-based approach and is written at an



introductory level, emphasizing key principles and their applications. A bound-in CD-ROM contains the full text of the book to help the reader locate needed information.