Medical research

Clinical Trials in Older Adults is the first book to consider the methodological issues underlying the evaluation of new treatments in older people.

A thoroughly updated new edition of the essential reference on the design, practice, and analysis of clinical trials Clinical Trials Dictionary: Terminology and Usage Recommendations, Second Edition presents clear, precise, meticulously detailed entries on all aspects of modern-day clinical trials.

A thoroughly updated new edition of the essential reference on the design, practice, and analysis of clinical trials Clinical Trials Dictionary: Terminology and Usage Recommendations, Second Edition presents clear, precise, meticulously detailed entries on all aspects of modern-day clinical trials.

A 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.

By the time you've read this book, you'll be ready to design your own research project Not everyone in clinical research is a scientific investigator.

By the time you've read this book, you'll be ready to design your own research project Not everyone in clinical research is a scientific investigator.

This thoroughly revised and updated second edition of Methods for Community-Based Participatory Research for Health provides a step-by-step approach to the application of participatory approaches to quantitative and qualitative data collection and data analysis.

This thoroughly revised and updated second edition of Methods for Community-Based Participatory Research for Health provides a step-by-step approach to the application of participatory approaches to quantitative and qualitative data collection and data analysis.

CLINICAL RESEARCH AND THE LAW The legal implications of conducting clinical research and trials are becoming more complex.

CLINICAL RESEARCH AND THE LAW The legal implications of conducting clinical research and trials are becoming more complex.

Discover how analytical chemistry supports the latest clinical research This book details the role played by analytical chemistry in fostering clinical research.

Discover how analytical chemistry supports the latest clinical research This book details the role played by analytical chemistry in fostering clinical research.

THE MOST PRACTICAL, UP-TO-DATE GUIDE TO MODELLING AND ANALYZING TIME-TO-EVENT DATA NOW IN A VALUABLE NEW EDITION Since publication of the first edition nearly a decade ago, analyses using time-to-event methods have increase considerably in all areas of scientific inquiry mainly as a result of model-building methods available in modern statistical software packages.

A 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.

A balanced treatment of the theories, methodologies, and design issues involved in clinical trials using statistical methods There has been enormous interest and development in Bayesian adaptive designs, especially for early phases of clinical trials.

A balanced treatment of the theories, methodologies, and design issues involved in clinical trials using statistical methods There has been enormous interest and development in Bayesian adaptive designs, especially for early phases of clinical trials.

Clinical trials tasks and activities are widely diverse and require certain skill sets to both plan and execute.

This book provides a user-friendly introduction to the qualitative methods most commonly used in the mental health and psychotherapy arena.

Designing and Conducting Research in Health and Human Performance shows students how to become effective producers and consumers of health and human performance research.

Designing and Conducting Research in Health and Human Performance shows students how to become effective producers and consumers of health and human performance research.

Providing a broad overview of the microbial pathogens associated with hospital-acquired human illness, Techniques for the Study of Hospital Acquired Infection examines the cost-effective use of laboratory techniques in nosocomial infectious disease epidemiology and control.

Providing a broad overview of the microbial pathogens associated with hospital-acquired human illness, Techniques for the Study of Hospital Acquired Infection examines the cost-effective use of laboratory techniques in nosocomial infectious disease epidemiology and control.

Designing and Conducting Health Surveys is written for students, teachers, researchers, and anyone who conducts health surveys.

Written by a top scholar in the field, Practitioner's Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Based Practice gives essential and practical guidance on how to integrate research appraisal into evidence-based practice endeavors to ensure the best client care.

First published in 1986, this unique reference to clinical experimentation remains just as relevant today.

This fully revised new edition explores advances in the prevention and treatment of oral diseases.

This volume explores the latest techniques used to study neurodevelopmental diseases (NDD) that range from molecular aspects to integrated research approaches and brain imaging in living rodents.

This volume details experimental protocols to study structure and function of hepatocytes in vivo and in vitro, and for characterizing heterogeneity and plasticity of hepatocytes in healthy and in injured liver.

This volume provides detailed protocols for the identification and understanding of vasculogenic mimicry process in vitro and in vivo, in addition to protocols for microscopy and histology.

This detailed volume explores the application of multiplex biomarker methods in the critical area of COVID-19 research through state-of-the-art technologies in the fields of genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and imaging.

This volume details a collection of laboratory protocols to study asthma in mice and humans.

This volume discusses methods used in the fields of molecular and cellular biology for detecting and studying cell death, especially in cancer and cancer therapy.

This second edition offers 88 chapters divided among three volumes providing the most comprehensive source of know-how in the wide-ranging field of Mitochondrial Medicine.

This book discusses the role of genes, oncogenes, anti-oncogenes, free radicals, PUFAs, anti-oxidants, lipid peroxidation process, telomere, and angiogenesis on the origin of cancer, cell proliferation, and cancer in general.

Positive deviance – identifying those who demonstrate exceptional performance and investigating how they achieve this – has untapped potential in healthcare improvement.

Positive deviance – identifying those who demonstrate exceptional performance and investigating how they achieve this – has untapped potential in healthcare improvement.

Critically explores theories and strategies of implementation science and how they are or could be applied in practice.

Critically explores theories and strategies of implementation science and how they are or could be applied in practice.

Examines the origins and development of co-production and co-design and their application in healthcare, including opportunities and challenges.

Examines the origins and development of co-production and co-design and their application in healthcare, including opportunities and challenges.

Describes key concepts and common approaches in operational research, and explores its potential to help analyse and improve healthcare services.

Describes key concepts and common approaches in operational research, and explores its potential to help analyse and improve healthcare services.

Unpacks what is meant by organisational culture and explores the evidence for linking it to healthcare quality and performance.

Unpacks what is meant by organisational culture and explores the evidence for linking it to healthcare quality and performance.

Explores the evidence for collaboration-based approaches to improving healthcare, focusing on quality improvement collaboratives and communities of practice.

Explores the evidence for collaboration-based approaches to improving healthcare, focusing on quality improvement collaboratives and communities of practice.

The number of people living with dementia is expected to rise from 55 million in 2019 to 139 million in 2050, according to a report by WHO.

One of the hallmarks of the 21st century medicine is the emergence of digital therapeutics (DTx)-evidence-based, clinically validated digital technologies to prevent, diagnose, treat, and manage various diseases and medical conditions.

One of the hallmarks of the 21st century medicine is the emergence of digital therapeutics (DTx)-evidence-based, clinically validated digital technologies to prevent, diagnose, treat, and manage various diseases and medical conditions.

Authoritative, clear and concise, this highly acclaimed book continues to be an essential text for all medical, surgical and allied health professionals who are seeking a quick and respected guide to systematically reviewing the literature.