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This is the new edition of a comprehensive reference for both students and health care practitioners, aimed at enhancing critical understanding of published research as well as offering detailed guidance on how to do research. Arrangement is in five parts, each focusing on a different phase of the research process, from concept to dissemination of results. Appendixes offer information of statistical procedures, power analysis, transformation of data, and informed consent. The authors are affiliated with the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This 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.
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