Principles of surgical research
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Principles of surgical research
Butterworth-Heinemann, c1995
2nd ed
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Surgical research
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This text is an account of how to plan, expedite, write up and present a research project in surgery, and aims to meet the needs of those new to research. It presents aids to a fuller understanding of clinical research, animal experimentation and molecular biology. The book emphasizes the importance of planning, and offers guidance on written, verbal and graphical means of communication. This edition has been updated to include a section on the important areas of statistics and computers.
Table of Contents
- Section 1: Designing and starting a research project. Philosophy of science: implications for medicine and surgery
- Handling the original idea
- Experimental models
- Statistical aspects of research study design
- Information management
- Applying for a research grant
- Section 2: Conducting a research project. The role of the ethics committee
- The controlled clinical trial
- Research in a district general hospital
- Use of animals in surgical research
- An introduction to molecular biology in surgical research
- Section 3: Computers and statistics. Computer jargon
- Computer databases
- Descriptive statistics and graphical presentation
- Statistical analysis and interpretation
- Section 4: How to do it. Presenting a paper at a scientific meeting
- Writing a paper for publication
- Illustrating presentations and publications
- Writing and submitting a thesis.
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