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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823437403321

Autore

Ross Tracy (Lecturer in research methods)

Titolo

A survival guide for health research methods / / Tracy Ross

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, England ; ; New York, NY : , : Open University Press, McGraw-Hill, , 2012

ISBN

9780335244744

0335244742

9781280121104

1280121106

9786613524966

6613524964

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

362.1072/4

610.721

Soggetti

Medicine - Research

Medical care - Research

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

Introduction; 1 Evidence based practice; 2 The nature of research; 3 Quantitative research; 4 Analysis of quantitative data; 5 Qualitative research; 6 Qualitative analysis; 7 Mixed methods; 8 Ethics in research; 9 Searching for literature; 10 Critically reviewing literature; Appendix; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book ultimately aims to answer the questions students have about research in a no nonsense style and can be used as a guide to the main methodologies and tools used in the field.