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Medical Research For Hireby Jill A. Fisher
Rutgers University Press 2008; US$ 22.00Today, more than 75 percent of pharmaceutical drug trials in the United States are being conducted in the private sector. Once the sole province of academic researchers, these important studies are now being outsourced to non-academic physicians. According to Jill A. Fisher, this major change in the way medical research is performed is the outcome of two problems in U.S. health care: decreasing revenue for physicians and decreasing access to treatment for patients. As physicians report diminishing income due to restrictive relationships with insurers, increasing malpractice insurance premiums, and inflated overhead costs to operate private practices, they are attracted to pharmaceutical contract research for its lucrative return. Clinical trials... more...
Complex Networksby Reuven Cohen; Shlomo Havlin
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 52.00Graduate-level textbook examining important results and analytical techniques through a step-by-step presentation of the structure and function of complex networks. more...
Problem Solving Handbook in Computational Biology and Bioinformaticsby Lenwood S. Heath; Naren Ramakrishnan
Springer 2011; US$ 129.00Bioinformatics is growing by leaps and bounds; theories/algorithms/statistical techniques are constantly evolving. Nevertheless, a core body of algorithmic ideas have emerged and researchers are beginning to adopt a 'problem solving' approach to bioinformatics, wherein they use solutions to well-abstracted problems as building blocks to solve larger scope problems. "The Problem Solving Handbook for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics" is an edited volume contributed by world renowned leaders in this field. This comprehensive handbook with problem solving emphasis, covers all relevant areas of computational biology and bioinformatics. Web resources and related themes are highlighted at every opportunity in this central... more...
The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Research Ethicsby Ezekiel J. Emanuel; Christine C. Grady; Robert A. Crouch
Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 65.00The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Research Ethics is the first comprehensive and systematic reference on clinical research ethics. Under the editorship of experts from the U.S. National Institutes of Health of the United States, the book's 73 chapters offer a wide-ranging and systematic examination of all aspects of research with human beings. Considering the historical triumphs of research as well as its tragedies, the textbook provides a framework for analyzing the ethical aspects of research studies with human beings. Through both conceptual analysis and systematic reviews of empirical data, the contributors examine issues ranging from scientific validity, fair subject selection, risk benefit ratio, independent review, and informed consent... more...
Health Psychologyby David F Marks; Michael Murray; Brian Evans; Emee Vida Estacio
SAGE Publications, Inc. 2010; US$ 73.00. The Third Edition of this best-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised to make it even more essential for course teaching. Retaining the celebrated approach of previous editions in examining critical perspectives in health psychology, this new edition now incorporates research from a fuller range of perspectives including more 'mainstream' health psychology and a wider international focus. Therefore this textbook now provides students with a broader, more rounded understanding of the field than ever before. Key features of the Third Edition : - Four brand new chapters in the book on Theories, Models and Interventions Applied to Sexual Health; Information and Communication; Health Literacy; Community and Alternative Approaches... more...
Medical Uses of Statisticsby John C. Bailar; David C. Hoaglin
John Wiley & Sons 2012; US$ 89.00A new edition of the classic guide to the use of statistics in medicine, featuring examples from articles in the New England Journal of Medicine Medical Uses of Statistics has served as one of the most influential works on the subject for physicians, physicians-in-training, and a myriad of healthcare experts who need a clear idea of the proper application of statistical techniques in clinical studies as well as the implications of their interpretation for clinical practice. This Third Edition maintains the focus on the critical ideas, rather than the mechanics, to give practitioners and students the resources they need to understand the statistical methods they encounter in modern medical literature. Bringing together contributions... more...
Design and Analysis of Clinical Nursing Research Studiesby Colin R Martin; David R Thompson
Routledge 2000; US$ 51.95This text covers all aspects of the design and statistical analysis of clinical research studies. Clinical research material is used throughout the volume to illustrate the design types and statistical tests used. more...
Health Project Bookby Neil Wood
Routledge 2000; US$ 49.95A practical and detailed guide to all aspects of conducting a research project in health. The book encourages a systematic approach and emphasises the best use of modern technology, including software and the Internet. more...
Exemplary Research For Nursing and Midwiferyby Anne Marie Rafferty; Michael Traynor
Routledge 2001; US$ 59.95This reader reproduces fifteen classic and influential accounts of nursing research selected by a panel of senior nurse researchers and teachers. more...
Doing Practitioner Research Differentlyby Marion Dadds; Susan Hart
RoutledgeFalmer 2001; US$ 46.95This book encourages those embarking on practitioner research to consider the validity of innovative methods and styles of reporting. It explores issues at a theoretical as well as a practical level. more...