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Understanding Clinical Papers
About this book
For two decades, Understanding Clinical Papers has been helpingstudents and professionalsunderstandtheresearch that supportsevidence-based practice. Now in its fourth edition, this popularintroductorytextbookcovers everymajoraspect ofreadingand evaluatingclinical research literature, from identifying the aims and objectives of a paper toanalysingthe data with different multivariable methods.Numerousexcerptsfrom actual clinicalresearchpapersmakelearningreal and immediate, supported by a unique visual approach that reinforceskey points and connectsexampleswith the chapter material.
The fourth editionincludes extensivelyrevised content throughout, includingfour brand-new chapters covering qualitative?studies, Poisson regression, studies of complex interventions, and research usingpreviouslycollected data.New and updated materialdiscussesthedifference between clinical and statistical significance, the consequences of multiple testing?and methods of correction, how?topic guides are used to explore and explain participants' experiences, standardised guidelines for writing trials and reviews, and much more. Offering clear explanations of important research-related topics, this reader-friendly resource:
- Offers a clear, concise, and accessible approach to learning how to read andanalyseclinical research literature
- Features newcoverageofqualitative?research, including?descriptive studies, sampling and populations, ?andidentifying, summarising, and measuring qualitativecharacteristics
- Provides newmaterial on missing data, sub-group analysis, feasibility and pilot studies, clusterrandomisedtrials, and adaptive trial designs
- Includes new tables, abstracts, and excerpts from recent clinical research literature
Understanding Clinical Papers is essential reading for all healthcare professionals and students, particularly those involved in clinical work and medical research, as well as general readers wanting to improve their understanding of research literature.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the Fourth Edition
- PART I: Setting the Scene: Who Did What, and Why
- PART II: Design Matters: What Type of Study Is It?
- PART III: The Cast: Finding Out About the Subjects of the Research
- PART IV: Establishing the Facts: Starting with Basic Observations
- PART V: Establishing More of the Facts: Some Common Ways of Describing Results
- PART VI: Analysing the Data: Estimation and Hypothesis Testing
- PART VII: Analysing the Data: Multivariable Methods
- PART VIII: Reading Between the Lines: How Authors use Text, Tables, and Pictures to Tell You the Story
- References
- Index
- End User License Agreement