It's Great! Oops, No It Isn't Why Clinical Research Can't Guarantee The Right Medical Answers. /

The truth is, few people know the first thing about clinical research. The public reads about a medical research project that announces unbelievable results for a miraculous drug. Some years later, another investigation completely wipes out those initial favorable findings. Hormones Cut Women's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gauch, Ronald (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Temas:
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Medical sciences.
Public health.
Biometry.
Epidemiology.
Biomedical Research.
Health Sciences.
Public Health.
Biostatistics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Medical Research Explained
  • Medical Research - Searching for Answers
  • The Case-Control Method - Looking Backwards
  • The Cohort Study - Watchful Waiting
  • The Clinical Trial -The Gold Standard
  • Comparing the Methods - Qualitative Differences
  • Understanding the Clinical Trial
  • The Protocol - The Guiding Light
  • The Control Group - Leveling the Playing Field
  • Measurements - They'ever Exact
  • Bias Control - A Closer Look at Blinding and Randomization
  • Utility - Are Clinical Trial Results Useful?
  • Research Discrimination - Inadequately Tested Populations
  • Seven Deadly Flaws - The Clinical Trials' Achilles' Heel
  • Tools of the Trade
  • Statistics - Was the Finding Significant?
  • Analysis Issues - A Lot of Choices
  • Meta Analysis - An Alternative to Large Trials
  • The Real World
  • Research Results That Clashed - What's the Right Answer?
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy - The Silver Bullet That Misfired
  • Publishing - Getting the Word Out to Doctors
  • The Public Forum - Sharing the News with the Public
  • Product Development - Getting Discoveries to the Market
  • Medical Innovations - Regulators, Resources and Results
  • Science and Politics - A Troubling Mixture
  • Research Misconduct - Irresistible Temptation
  • Postmarketing Surveillance - An Imperfect System
  • Regulatory Reform - Changes Needed
  • Journey's End - A Call for Action.

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