Fundamentals of Research Methodology for Health Care Professionals

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Juta and Company Ltd, 2006 - Medical - 226 pages
An introduction to research methodology, this textbook contains conceptual and nontechnical descriptions of the methods used by researchers in medical experimentation. Each step of the research process is explained and illustrated with examples from practice. This revised second edition also has expanded sections on clinical research methods, action research, Web resources, and current scenarios.
 

Contents

CHAPTER
1
Summary
11
Summary
16
Model
17
Development of theory
25
Fundamental ethical principles
31
Scientific honesty and other responsibilities
40
CHAPTER 4
49
Nontraditional and qualitative research designs
109
Reliability and validity in qualitative approaches
118
Choice of sample
134
Summary
155
Validity of qualitative data
163
Measurement evaluation
167
Quantitative research
184
28
185

Summary
56
Data collection
63
Formulation of a research problem
65
Summary
75
Types of hypotheses
83
Summary
89
CHAPTER 9
92
Technical layout of the report
194
Bibliography
210
Classification of research designs
211
30
217
Evaluating quantitative research designs
219
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