Research made easy in complementary and alternative medicine / Mark Kane ; foreword by George Lewith ; [cartoons by Kevin Macey].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kane, Mark, MA

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alternative medicine--Research--Methodology.

Alternative medicine.

Complementary Therapies.

Research Design.

Alternative medicine--Research.

Methodology.

Medical Subjects:

Complementary Therapies.

Research Design.

Physical Description:

ix, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Complementary and alternative medicine

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2004.

Summary:

Highly engaging and visually attractive, this clear and lively introduction to research is designed to help readers gain confidence and initiate small practice-based research projects. Providing a foundation in understanding research, it includes valuable information on how to get started, how to formulate useful and answerable research questions, a range of methodologies set in terms of their usefulness and limitations, strategies for seeing a project through completion, and writing up the results. Pitfalls and pointers are also highlighted along the way. Provides a realistic and clear introduction to understanding research Features simple explanation of all key concepts Offers clear guidance on how to formulate and initiate a project Includes a summary of pros and cons of each research methodology Provides examples relating to each method Includes checklists, summary boxes, warnings, tips and illustrations in abundance

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0443070334

OCLC:

53156113