TY - BOOK AU - Haynes,R.Brian TI - Clinical epidemiology: how to do clinical practice research SN - 0781745241 PY - 2006/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Clinical epidemiology KW - Medicine KW - Research KW - Epidemiology KW - Biomedical Research KW - methods KW - Epidemiologic Methods KW - Research Design N1 - Includes bibliographical references; 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 -- Performing quality improvement studies -- Evaluating diagnostic tests -- Determining prognosis and creating clinical decision rules -- Assessing claims of causation -- Generating measurements, especially for the quality of life -- Becoming a successful clinician-investigator -- Preparing a research protocol to improve its chances for success -- Collecting data online -- Analyzing data -- Preparing reports for publication and responding to reviewers' comments -- Dealing with the media ER -