The first part of Negida’s Handbook of Medical Research, dedicated to clinical research methodology, has been published and is now available for download and purchase.
List of contents
- CHAPTER 1 GENERAL SCHEME OF CLINICAL RESEARCH 7
- CHAPTER 2 SEARCHING THE LITERATURE 12
- CHAPTER 3 STATING THE HYPOTHESIS 27
- CHAPTER 4 PROTOCOL WRITING 34
- CHAPTER 5 INTRODUCTION TO STUDY DESIGNS 38
- CHAPTER 6 CASE REPORT AND CASE SERIES 42
- CHAPTER 7 CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY 44
- CHAPTER 8 COHORT STUDY 46
- CHAPTER 9 CASE-CONTROL STUDY 50
- CHAPTER 10 DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDIES 53
- CHAPTER 11 CLINICAL TRIALS 55
- CHAPTER 12 SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS 63
- CHAPTER 13 SAMPLING METHODS 73
- CHAPTER 14 ETHICS OF CLINICAL RESEARCH 78
- CHAPTER 15 DATA COLLECTION METHODS 86
- CHAPTER 16 BIAS AND ERRORS 90
- CHAPTER 17 SAMPLE SIZE CALCULATION 94
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