Basics of medical research -- The topic of medical research -- Study designs : an overview -- Clinical trials -- Observational studies (20 pages) -- Assessment of medical factors -- Methodology of data collection -- Sampling and sample size (20 pages) -- Research protocol -- Processing of data -- Data analysis -- Writing a thesis or a paper and oral presentation -- Reporting guidelines -- Reporting ethics and peer reviews.
Summary
"This book discusses the why and how of each step of data-based medical research that can provide basic information to emerging researchers, medical graduate students who write thesis or publish articles. The chapters are arranged in the sequence of steps for data-based research. Comprehensive coverage of all research steps"--