Research methodology in the medical and biological sciences / / edited by Petter Laake, Haakon Breien Benestad and Bjørn Reino Olsen

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Boston ; ; London, : Academic, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (510 p.)
• Disciplina: 570.72
• Soggetto topico: Medical sciences - Research; Biology - Research
• Altri autori: LaakePetter BenestadHaakon Breien OlsenBjørn Reino
• Note generali: "First published as Forskningsmetode i medisin og biofag by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag 2004"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN THE MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS; CHAPTER 1 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE; 1.1 Philosophy of the natural sciences; 1.2 Philosophy of the social sciences; References; Further reading; CHAPTER 2 ETHICS AND SCIENTIFIC CONDUCT; 2.1 A brief introduction to ethics; 2.2 Scientific conduct and misconduct; 2.3 Misconduct and why it occurs; 2.4 Fabrication and other forms of misconduct affecting the truth claims of scientific findings; 2.5 Authorship issues ; 2.6 Salami, imalas and duplicate publication 2.7 The investigation and punishment of scientific misconduct; References; Further reading; Appendix 1; CHAPTER 3 ETHICS IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL STUDIES; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Basic principles of human research ethics; 3.3 International regulation; 3.4 The ethics of animal research; References; Further reading; Appendix 1 World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects; Appendix 2 Oviedo Convention (Council of Europe, European Treaty Series 164) ; Appendix 3 Oviedo Convention - Additional Protocol Concerning Biomedical Research, Chapter I-IX (Council of Europe, European Treaty Series 195)CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: STRATEGIES, PLANNING AND ANALYSIS; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Your scientific problem; 4.3 More on scientific problems; 4.4 Literature, methods and techniques; 4.5 Research conditions; 4.6 Data types; 4.7 Techniques; 4.8 Repeatability, reproducibility and reliability; 4.9 Validity, effect measure and choice of statistical test; 4.10 Experimental protocol; 4.11 Experimental routine; References; Further reading ; CHAPTER 5 LITERATURE SEARCH AND PERSONAL REFERENCE DATABASES 5.1 Information literacy; 5.2 Systematic literature search; 5.3 How to formulate a query: PICO; 5.4 Search technique; 5.5 Methodology filters; 5.6 Quality: critical appraisal; 5.7 Impact factor; 5.8 Principal bibliographic databases; 5.9 Staying up to date; 5.10 Medical and scientific Internet search engines; 5.11 Personal reference databases; References; Further reading; CHAPTER 6 METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Recombinant DNA technology; 6.3 DNA and RNA: isolation, identification, synthesis and analysis ; 6.4 Practical applications of DNA/RNA technology 6.5 Protein analyses; 6.6 Bioinformatics; References; CHAPTER 7 STRATEGIES AND METHODS OF BASIC MEDICAL RESEARCH; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Long-term goals and specific aims; 7.3 Background and significance; 7.4 Experimental strategies and methods; 7.5 Pilot studies; 7.6 Rules for basic medical research projects; References; Further reading; CHAPTER 8 CLINICAL RESEARCH; 8.1 Controlled clinical trials; 8.2 Publication bias; 8.3 Estimating sample size; 8.4 'Non-inferiority' studies; 8.5 Generalization; References; Guidelines ; CHAPTER 9 EPIDEMIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND METHODS
• Sommario/riassunto: Providing easy-to-access information, this unique sourcebook covers the wide range of topics that a researcher must be familiar with in order to become a successful experimental scientist. Perfect for aspiring as well as practicing professionals in the medical and biological sciences it discusses a broad range of topics that are common, yet not traditionally considered part of formal curricula. The information presented also facilitates communication across conventional disciplinary boundaries, in line with the increasingly multidisciplinary nature of modern research projects.· Perfect
• Titolo autorizzato: Research methodology in the medical and biological sciences
• ISBN: 1-281-03307-3; 9786611033071; 0-08-055289-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828759503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II