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Understanding and conducting research in the health sciences /

Designed to develop and facilitate readers' ability to conduct research and understand the practical value of systematic information-gathering and decision-making in the fields of medicine and the health sciences, this book provides step-by-step coverage of the research process including resear...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Cunningham, Christopher J. L. (Autor), Weathington, Bart L. (Autor), Pittenger, David J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2013]
Colección:Gale virtual reference library
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Behavioral and social research in the health sciences
  • Ethics and research
  • The foundations of research
  • An overview of empirical methods
  • Writing the research report
  • Reviewing the literature
  • Sampling
  • Assessments, surveys, and objective measurement
  • A model for research design
  • Correlational research
  • Between-subjects designs
  • Single variable between-subjects research
  • Between-subjects factorial designs
  • Correlated groups designs
  • Single-participant experiments, longitudinal studies, and quasi experimental designs
  • Research with categorical data
  • Qualitative and mixed-methods research.