The Practical Guide to Clinical Research and Publication

The Practical Guide to Clinical Research and Publication provides a comprehensive overview of the key foundations of epidemiology, statistics and epidemiological studies. This book presents the most important terms and knowledge in the field from a medical point-of-view. Sections contain numerous, clinically-oriented examples and drawings to facilitate understanding and clarify the relation to clinic and practice. The book contains many graphics and key points for easier understanding and is written using bullet points for ease of use and comprehension. It is ideal for physicians and clinical researchers who want to use it as guidance for clinical research or teaching.

Autorentext
Dr. Yoon (MD, MPH) graduated from Hannover Medical School in Germany. During that time he conducted 5 years of laboratory and clinical research and graduated with a MD/PHD equivalent degree. Additionally, he finished a 1 year public health master at Berlin School of Public Health. He wrote a book in German” Von der wissenschaftlichen Fragestellung zur Publikation published with Elsevier Germany in 2014. Currently he is a faculty member for Anesthesiology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and continues to conduct and lead clinical research.

Klappentext

The Practical Guide to Clinical Research and Publication provides a comprehensive overview of the key foundations of epidemiology, statistics and epidemiological studies. This book presents the most important terms and knowledge in the field from a medical point-of-view. Sections contain numerous, clinically-oriented examples and drawings to facilitate understanding and clarify the relation to clinic and practice. The book contains many graphics and key points for easier understanding and is written using bullet points for ease of use and comprehension. It is ideal for physicians and clinical researchers who want to use it as guidance for clinical research or teaching.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Evidence based medicine 3. Epidemiology 4. Planning clinical studies 5. Designing clinical studies 6. Data collection 7. Coding 8. Statistics 9. Random and systematic errors 10. Writing a manuscript and publication 11. Critical analysis of literature Appendix: Checklists and scales for quality assessment