Clinical research methods for surgeons

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Penson David F.; Wei John T.
Published: Humana Press,
Publisher Address: Totowa, N.J.
Publication Dates: c2006.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xiv, 336 p.: ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 1588293262 (alk. paper)
9781588293268 (alk. paper)
1597452300 (e-ISBN)
9781597452304 (e-ISBN)
Index Number: R6
CLC: R6-3
R-3
Call Number: R-3/C641
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Planning the research / Eugene Blackstone -- Ethical issues in clinical research / David F. Penson -- Budget development and staffing / Judith Fine and Peter C. Albertsen -- Nonrandomized interventional study designs (quasi-experimental designs) / David Axelrod and Rodney Hayward -- Randomized clinical trials of surgical procedures / Michael P. Porter -- Use of observational databases (registries) in research / Deborah P. Lubeck -- Risk adjustment / William G. Henderson and Shukri F. Khuri -- Basic statistical methods / David Etzioni, Nadia Howlader, and Ruth Etzioni -- Survival analyses / Rodney L. Dunn and John T. Wei -- Assessing the performance and validity of diagnostic tests and screening programs / David C. Miller, Rodney L. Dunn, and John T. Wei -- Secondary data analyses / Andrew Rosenberg, MaryLou V.H. Greenfield, and Justin B. Dimick -- Traditional outcome measures / Aruna V. Sarma, and Julie C. McLaughlin -- Health-related quality of life / Mark S. Litwin -- Measuring patient satisfaction / Arvin Koruthu George and Martin G. Sanda -- Quality of care / Jessica B. O'Connell and Clifford Y. Ko -- Cost-effectiveness analyses / Lynn Stothers -- Qualitative research techniques / Donna L. Berry, Sally L. Maliski, and William J. Ellis -- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses / Timothy J. Wilt and Howard A. Fink.