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BL
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| Record Number
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703234
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b525423
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| Title & Author
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Clinical epidemiology : : how to do clinical practice research /\ R. Brian Haynes [and others].
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| Edition Statement
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3rd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,, ©2006.
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xv, 496 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm ++ 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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| ISBN
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0781745241
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: 9780781745246
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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Focusing on clinical-practice research methods, this book has a problem-oriented and protocol-based approach and is written at an introductory level, emphasizing key principles and their applications. It includes a CD-ROM that contains the full text of the book to help the reader locate needed information.
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| Subject
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Clinical epidemiology.
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Medicine-- Research-- Epidemiology.
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Biomedical Research-- methods.
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Epidemiologic Methods.
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Research Design.
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| Dewey Classification
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614.4
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| LC Classification
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RA652.C45 2006
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| NLM classification
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2005 M-494
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WA 950C6413 2006
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| Added Entry
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Haynes, R. Brian.
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