Principles of research design and drug literature evaluation / edited by Rajender R. Aparasu, John P. Bentley. - xxx, 370 pages ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The scientific approach to research and practice -- Ethical considerations in clinical research -- Research design and methods -- Randomized controlled trials -- Cohort and case-control studies -- Other observational studies -- Case reports and case series -- Measurement and descriptive analysis -- Interpretation and basic statistical concepts -- Bivariate analysis and comparing groups -- Simple and multiple linear regression -- Logistic regression and survival analysis -- Sample size and power analysis -- Systematic review and meta-analysis -- Principles of evidence-based medicine -- Introduction to drug literature -- Evaluating clinical literature : an overview -- Evaluating randomized clinical trials -- Evaluating observational studies -- Applying drug literature to patient care -- Basics of journal club.

9781449691301 1449691307 9781284038798 (with online access code) RM234.77 1284038793 (with online access code)


Pharmacology.
Research design.
Statistics as Topic.

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