Designing clinical research. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephen B. Hulley ... [et al.].
• Other Names: Hulley, Stephen B
• Contents: Getting started: the anatomy and physiology of clinical research / Stephen B. Hulley, Thomas B. Newman, and Steven R. Cummings -- Conceiving the research question / Steven R. Cummings, Warren S. Browner, and Stephen B. Hulley -- Choosing the study subjects: specification, sampling, and recruitment / Stephen B. Hulley, Thomas B. Newman, and Steven R. Cummings -- Planning the measurements: precision and accuracy / Stephen B. Hulley and Steven R. Cummings -- Getting ready to estimate sample size: hypotheses and underlying principles / Warren S. Browner, Thomas B. Newman, and Stephen B. Hulley -- Estimating sample size and power: applications and examples / Warren S. Browner, Thomas B. Newman, and Stephen B. Hulley -- Designing an observational study: cohort studies / Steven R. Cummings, Thomas B. Newman, and Stephen B. Hulley -- Designing an observational study: cross-sectional and case-control studies / Thomas B. Newman ... [et al.] -- Enhancing causal inference in observational studies / Thomas B. Newman, Warren S. Browner, and Stephen B. Hulley -- Designing a randomized blinded trial / Steven R. Cummings, Deborah Grady, and Stephen B. Hulley -- Alternative trial designs and implementation issues / Deborah Grady, Steven R. Cummings, and Stephen B. Hulley -- Designing studies of medical tests / Thomas B. Newman, Warren S. Browner, and Steven R. Cummings -- Research using existing databases: secondary data analysis, ancillary studies, and systematic reviews / Deborah Grady and Norman Hearst -- Addressing ethical issues / Bernard Lo -- Designing questionnaires and interviews / Steven R. Cummings and Stephen B. Hulley -- Data management / Michael A. Kohn -- Implementing the study: pretesting, quality control, and protocol revisions / Stephen B. Hulley and Steven R. Cummings.
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : LWW
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (384 pages)
• Subjects: 610.72; Clinical trials; Medicine -- Research -- Methodology; Epidemiology -- Research -- Methodology; Epidemiologic Methods; Research Design
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781451165852; 1451165854
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