Getting Started in Health Research

By the time you've read this book, you'll be ready to designyour own research project Not everyone in clinical research is a scientific investigator.In fact, a large proportion of health professionals undertaking aresearch project are working in clinical care, as junior doctors,nurses or allied health professionals. For them a book that beginswith the basics of study design and takes them through all thestages to data collection, analysis, and submission for publicationis 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, addressingthe pitfalls and problems that can occur. Calling upon their vast experience of teaching health researchmethodology, these authors have turned a seemingly daunting taskinto a challenging and enjoyable prospect. The companion of Understanding ClinicalPapers www.wiley.com/buy/9780470091302 Reviews of Understanding Clinical Papers "...an excellent basis for all who intend to write scientifictexts as well as those reading, evaluating, and trying tounderstand the results..." Clinical Chemistry, May 2007 "What makes this book unique is that each point presented isillustrated with excerpts from actual papers, often three or fourper 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 andpostgraduate courses." Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, September 2006 "This book should be an essential addition to the personallibraries of all health care workers . . . " Oncology, 2002