Principles of research design and drug literature evaluation - Aparasu, Rajender R.; Bentley, John P. (John Paul), 1970- (Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2015)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Pharmacology; Research design; Statistics as Topic