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100	1		_aPortney, Leslie Gross. _97981 _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aFoundations of clinical research : _bapplications to practice / _cLeslie Gross Portney, Mary P. Watkins.
250			_asecond edition.
264		4	_aUpper Saddle River, NJ : _bPrentice Hall, _cc2000.
264		4	_cc2000.
300			_axiv, 768 pages. : _billustrations. ; _c25 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_a I. FOUNDATIONS OF CLINICAL RESEARCH. 1. A Concept of Research. 2. The Role of Theory in Clinical Research. 3. Ethical Issues in Clinical Research. II. CONCEPT OF MEASUREMENT. 4. Principles of Measurement. 5. Reliability. 6. Validity of Measurements. III. DESIGN. 7. The Research Question. 8. Sampling. 9. Experimental Control. 10. Experimental Design. 11. Sequential Clinical Trials. 12. Single-Subject Designs. 13. Descriptive and Exploratory Research. 14. Surveys. 15. Epidemiology. 16. Other Research Approaches. IV. ANALYSIS. 17. Descriptive Statistics and Measures of Variability. 18. Statistical Inference. 19. The t-Test. 20. Analysis of Variance. 21. Multiple Comparison Tests. 22. Nonparametric Tests for Group Comparisons. 23. Correlation. 24. Regression. 25. Analysis of Frequencies: Chi-Square. 26. Statistical Measures of Reliability. 27. Multivariate Analysis. 28. Data Management. V. COMMUNICATION. 29. Writing a Research Proposal. 30. Reporting the Results of Clinical Research. 31. Evaluating Research Reports. APPENDICES. A. Statistical Tables. B. Summary of Statistical Procedures. C. Power and Sample Size. D. Transformation of Data. E. Sample Informed Consent Form. Glossary of Statistical Symbols and Abbreviations.
520			_aThis book serves as a comprehensive reference for a variety of research situations. This edition reflects the popular approaches to analysis and design, and addresses the focus of health-care related research through the 1990s and into the 21st century. Expanded or added topics include outcomes research and the disablement model, validity and diagnostic screening, meta-analysis, scales used in survey and outcomes research, logistic regression, measures of reliability, and data management to prepare for computer analysis. For those in the health professions, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nursing, and exercise physiology.
650		0	_aMedicine _xResearch _xMethodology.
700	1		_aWatkins, Mary P. _97983 _eauthor.
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