Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""PART ONE Performing Clinical Research""; ""FORMING RESEARCH QUESTIONS""; ""CONDUCTING SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS""; ""FINDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE BURDEN OF DISEASE""; ""AN INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMING THERAPEUTIC TRIALS""; ""THE TACTICS OF PERFORMING THERAPEUTIC TRIALS""; ""THE PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE TACTICS OF PERFORMING THERAPEUTIC TRIALS""; ""TESTING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INTERVENTIONS""; ""EVALUATING DIAGNOSTIC TESTS""; ""DETERMINING PROGNOSIS AND CREATING CLINICAL DECISION RULES""; ""ASSESSING CLAIMS OF CAUSATION""
  • ""GENERATING OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS, ESPECIALLY FOR QUALITY OF LIFE""""PART TWO Becoming a Clinical Researcher""; ""BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL CLINICIAN-INVESTIGATOR""; ""PREPARING A RESEARCH PROTOCOL TO IMPROVE ITS CHANCES FOR SUCCESS""; ""ONLINE DATA COLLECTION""; ""ANALYZING DATA""; ""PREPARING REPORTS FOR PUBLICATION AND RESPONDING TO REVIEWERSâ€? COMMENTS""; ""DEALING WITH THE MEDIA""; ""INDEX""