Getting Started in Health Research (PDF)

By the time you've read this book, you'll be ready to design
your own research project

Not everyone in clinical research is a scientific investigator.
In fact, a large proportion of health professionals undertaking a
research project are working in clinical care, as junior doctors,
nurses or allied health professionals. For them a book that begins
with the basics of study design and takes them through all the
stages to data collection, analysis, and submission for publication
is vital. Getting Started in Health Research is the answer.
It provides fundamental information on:

* Framing the research question

* Performing the literature search

* Choosing the study design

* Collecting data

* Getting funding

* Recruiting participants

* Writing your paper

Lively case studies provide a continuous narrative, addressing
the pitfalls and problems that can occur.

Calling upon their vast experience of teaching health research
methodology, these authors have turned a seemingly daunting task
into a challenging and enjoyable prospect.

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Reviews of Understanding Clinical Papers

"...an excellent basis for all who intend to write scientific
texts as well as those reading, evaluating, and trying to
understand the results..."

Clinical Chemistry, May 2007

"What makes this book unique is that each point presented is
illustrated with excerpts from actual papers, often three or four
per chapter...this is a very effective teaching device."

Journal of the American Medical Association, December 26,
2006

"What strikes the reader ... straight away is clarity ...
promises to become a recommended text for undergraduate and
postgraduate courses."

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, September 2006

"This book should be an essential addition to the personal
libraries of all health care workers . . . "

Oncology, 2002