Handbook for health care research
- 2nd ed.
- Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2011.
- xxiii, 368 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why study research? -- Ethics and research -- Outcomes research -- The scientific method -- Developing the study idea -- Reviewing the literature -- Designing the experiment -- Steps to implementation -- Making measurements -- Basic statistical concepts -- Statistical methods for nominal measures -- Statistical methods for ordinal measures -- Statistical methods for continuous measures -- The paper -- The abstract -- The case report -- The poster presentation.