A practical guide to biomedical research : for the aspiring scientist /: for the aspiring scientist. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter Agger, Robert S. Stephenson, J. Michael Hasenkam.
• Authors: Agger, Peter; Stephenson, Robert S; Hasenkam, J. Michael
• Contents: ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""Part I Before You Start""; ""1 The First Steps into Research""; ""1.1 Why Do Research?""; ""1.2 Initial Contact""; ""1.3 The Project Life Cycle""; ""1.4 Time is an Important Factor""; ""1.5 Knowledge is Important Too!""; ""1.6 Let's Get Started""; ""2 Approaches to Research""; ""2.1 What are the Different Approaches?""; ""2.1.1 Computer Simulations""; ""2.1.2 Laboratory Investigations""; ""2.1.3 Animal Experiments""; ""2.1.4 Clinical Research""; ""2.1.5 Registry-Based Studies""; ""2.1.6 Clinical Trials""; ""2.1.7 Meta-Analyses"" ""2.2 A Global View of Research""""2.3 The Right Research Environment""; ""3 The Right Supervisor for You""; ""3.1 A Good Place to Start""; ""3.1.1 Defining Your Areas of Interest""; ""3.1.2 Your Position in the Hierarchy of Research""; ""3.1.3 The Type of Project""; ""3.2 The Type of Supervisor""; ""3.3 Research Your Supervisor""; ""3.4 Meeting Your Potential Supervisor""; ""3.4.1 Clear Mutual Expectations""; ""4 Defining Your Project""; ""4.1 The First Considerations""; ""4.2 Practical Availability""; ""4.3 Time Management of a Research Project""; ""4.4 Redefining Yourself"" ""Part II Conducting Your Research""""5 Searching for Scientific Literature""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Developing a Systematic Literature Search""; ""5.2.1 Search Techniques""; ""5.2.1.1 Phrase Searching""; ""5.2.1.2 Truncation""; ""5.2.1.3 Proximity Operators""; ""5.2.1.4 Parentheses""; ""5.2.2 Translating a Research Question into a Search Strategy""; ""5.2.3 Block Search""; ""5.3 Reference Management""; ""5.4 Databases""; ""6 Advanced Literature Search""; ""6.1 Controlled Subject Headings""; ""6.2 Broadening or Narrowing Your Search""; ""6.3 Supplementary Searching"" ""6.3.1 Grey Literature""""6.3.2 Citation Searching""; ""6.3.3 Hand Searching""; ""6.4 Search Documentation""; ""7 How to Read a Scientific Publication""; ""7.1 Reading Scientific Papers""; ""7.2 How to Read a Scientific Paper in 2 Minutes""; ""7.3 To Print or Not to Print?""; ""7.4 How to Read Reviews""; ""8 The Scientific Protocol""; ""8.1 Purpose of the Protocol""; ""8.2 The Target Group""; ""8.3 The Scientific Language""; ""8.4 Writing the Protocol: Structure and Content""; ""8.4.1 The Title Page""; ""8.4.2 Objectives and Impact""; ""8.4.3 The Introduction"" ""8.4.4 Materials and Methods""""8.4.4.1 Study Design""; ""8.4.4.2 Study Subjects""; ""8.4.4.3 Experimental Procedures""; ""8.4.4.4 Data Handling and Statistical Considerations""; ""8.4.5 Timetable""; ""8.4.6 Resources and Feasibility""; ""8.4.7 Ethical Concerns""; ""8.4.8 Budget""; ""8.4.9 Publication Strategy""; ""8.4.10 Perspectives""; ""8.5 Assessing the Quality of the Study and of the Protocol""; ""8.6 Who Should Write the Protocol?""; ""9 Ethics and Commercialisation""; ""9.1 Always Consider Ethics""; ""9.2 Know the Law""; ""9.3 Working with Dangerous Substances""
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 570.72; Medicine; Biology -- Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; NATURE -- Reference; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- General; Biology -- Research; Science -- Study & Teaching; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- General; Teaching of a specific subject; Life sciences: general issues; Science_xStudy and teaching; Medical -- General; Medical research; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319635828; 3319635824
• Related ISBNs: 9783319635811; 3319635816
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 3, 2017).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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