Medical research

Cancer Stem Cells covers a wide range of topics in cancer stem cell biology, including the functional characteristics of cancer stem cells and how they're generated, where they are localized, the means by which cancer stem cells can be targeted, and how cancer stem cells can be reprogrammed back to normal tissue stem cells.

Cancer Stem Cells covers a wide range of topics in cancer stem cell biology, including the functional characteristics of cancer stem cells and how they're generated, where they are localized, the means by which cancer stem cells can be targeted, and how cancer stem cells can be reprogrammed back to normal tissue stem cells.

Designed as a practical, succinct guide, for quick reference by clinicians with everyday questions, this title guides the reader through the range of approaches available for diagnosis, management, or prevention of hemorrhagic and thrombotic diseases or disorders.

Designed as a practical, succinct guide, for quick reference by clinicians with everyday questions, this title guides the reader through the range of approaches available for diagnosis, management, or prevention of hemorrhagic and thrombotic diseases or disorders.

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

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 invaluable guide shows students and professionals how measurements and data can be used to balance quality services and financial viability and how measures can help to evaluate and improve organizational, clinical, and financial processes.

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

The Power of Rare is equal parts science and inspiration.

This newly updated edition of the benchmark guide to computer-assisted clinical trials provides a comprehensive primer for prospective managers.

This introductory reference provides a practical, concise summary of everything a physician needs to know about genomics and emerging technologies.

A must-have guide for any professional in the drug manufacturing industry The Good Clinical Practice (GCP) audit is a tedious but necessary exercise that assures that all parties do their job properly and in compliance with the applicable FDA code.

An essential, up-to-date guide to the design of studies and selection of the correct QoL instruments for observational studies and clinical trials.

Over the last twenty years there has been a dramatic upsurge in the application of meta-analysis to medical research.

There has been substantial growth in the use of data monitoring committees in recent years, by both government agencies and the pharmaceutical industry.

The explanation and implementation of statistical methods for the medical researcher or statistician remains an integral part of modern medical research.

Thoroughly updated and revised, the new edition of this accessible guide aims to outline why there is a gap between research findings and what actually happens in clinical practice.

Updated companion volume to the ever popular Statistics at Square One (SS1) Statistics at Square Two, Second Edition, helps you evaluate the many statistical methods in current use.

Although clinical trials were virtually unheard of in psychiatry for many years, they are now the gold standard for judging whether drugs are safe and useful.

Benefit-risk assessment is at the centre of the approval process for every new medicine.

At last a new edition of the highly acclaimed book Clinical Trials in Psychiatry This book provides a concise but thorough overview of clinical trials in psychiatry, invaluable to those seeking solutions to numerous problems relating to design, methodology and analysis of such trials.

Reviewing research evidence for nursing practice: systematic reviews highlights the key issues involved in conducting different types of systematic reviews - encompassing qualitative studies, quantitative studies and combining quantitative and qualitative studies.

This book provides a practical guide to analysis of simple and complex method comparison data, using Stata, SAS and R.

The first authoritative yet accessible guide to this controversial topic Stem Cell Research For Dummies offers a balanced, plain-English look at this politically charged topic, cutting away the hype and presenting the facts clearly for you, free from debate.

The first authoritative yet accessible guide to this controversial topic Stem Cell Research For Dummies offers a balanced, plain-English look at this politically charged topic, cutting away the hype and presenting the facts clearly for you, free from debate.

Apply adaptive research to improve results in drug development The pharmaceutical industry today faces a deepening crisis: inefficiency in its core business, the development of new drugs.