Designing clinical research / Stephen B Hulley ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hulley, Stephen B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinical trials.

Medicine--Research--Methodology.

Medicine.

Epidemiology--Research--Methodology.

Epidemiology.

Epidemiologic Methods.

Research Design.

Medical Subjects:

Epidemiologic Methods.

Research Design.

Physical Description:

xiii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2013]

Summary:

"This book provides a practical guide to planning, tabulating, formulating, and implementing clinical research, in an easy-to-use, readable presentation"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section I Basic Ingredients 1

1 Getting Started: The Anatomy and Physiology of Clinical Research / Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B., Thomas B. Newman Newman, Thomas B., Steven R. Cummings Cummings, Steven R. 2

2 Conceiving the Research Question and Developing the Study Plan / Steven R. Cummings Cummings, Steven R., Warren S. Browner Browner, Warren S., Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B. 14

3 Choosing the Study Subjects: Specification, Sampling, and Recruitment / Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B., Thomas B. Newman Newman, Thomas B., Steven R. Cummings Cummings, Steven R. 23

4 Planning the Measurements: Precision, Accuracy, and Validity / Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B., Thomas B. Newman Newman, Thomas B., Steven R. Cummings Cummings, Steven R. 32

5 Getting Ready to Estimate Sample Size: Hypotheses and Underlying Principles / Warren S. Browner Browner, Warren S., Thomas B. Newman Newman, Thomas B., Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B. 43

6 Estimating Sample Size and Power: Applications and Examples / Warren S. Browner Browner, Warren S., Thomas B. Newman Newman, Thomas B., Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B. 55

Section II Study Designs 84

7 Designing Cross-Sectional and Cohort Studies / Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B., Steven R. Cummings Cummings, Steven R., Thomas B. Newman Newman, Thomas B. 85

8 Designing Case-Control Studies / Thomas B. Newman Newman, Thomas B., Warren S. Browner Browner, Warren S., Steven R. Cummings Cummings, Steven R., Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B. 97

9 Enhancing Causal Inference in Observational Studies / Thomas B. Newman Newman, Thomas B., Warren S. Browner Browner, Warren S., Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B. 117

10 Designing a Randomized Blinded Trial / Steven R. Cummings Cummings, Steven R., Deborah G. Grady Grady, Deborah G., Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B. 137

11 Alternative Clinical Trial Designs and Implementation Issues / Deborah G. Grady Grady, Deborah G., Steven R. Cummings Cummings, Steven R., Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B. 151

12 Designing Studies of Medical Tests / Thomas B. Newman Newman, Thomas B., Warren S. Browner Browner, Warren S., Steven R. Cummings Cummings, Steven R., Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B. 171

13 Research Using Existing Data / Deborah G. Grady Grady, Deborah G., Steven R. Cummings Cummings, Steven R., Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B. 192

Section III Implementation 208

14 Addressing Ethical Issues / Bernard Lo Lo, Bernard, Deborah G. Grady Grady, Deborah G. 209

15 Designing Questionnaires, Interviews, and Online Surveys / Steven R. Cummings Cummings, Steven R., Michael A. Kohn Kohn, Michael A., Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B. 223

16 Data Management / Michael A. Kohn Kohn, Michael A., Thomas B. Newman Newman, Thomas B., Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B. 237

17 Implementing the Study and Quality Control / Deborah G. Grady Grady, Deborah G., Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B. 250

18 Community and International Studies / Norman Hearst Hearst, Norman, Thomas Novotny Novotny, Thomas 268

19 Writing a Proposal for Funding Research / Steven R. Cummings Cummings, Steven R., Deborah G. Grady Grady, Deborah G., Stephen B. Hulley Hulley, Stephen B. 277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781608318049

1608318044

OCLC:

830019201