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Principles of research design and drug literature evaluation / edited by Rajender R. Aparasu, MPharm, PhD, FAPhA, Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, John P. Bentley, RPh, PhD, FAPhA, Professor of Pharmacy Administration, Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi. - 2015 - xxx, 370 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The scientific approach to research and practice -- Ethical considerations in clinical research -- Research design and methods -- Randomized controlled trials -- Cohort and case control studies -- Other observational studies -- Case reports and case series -- Measurement and descriptive analysis -- Interpretation and basic statistical concepts -- Bivariate analysis and comparing groups -- Simple and multiple linear regression -- Logistic regression and survival analysis -- Sample size and power analysis -- Systematic review and meta-analysis -- Principles of evidence-based medicine -- Introduction to drug literature -- Evaluating clinical literature : an overview -- Evaluating randomized clinical trials -- Evaluating observational studies -- Applying drug literature to patient care -- Basics of journal club.

ISBN: 9781449691301 (pbk.) 1449691307 (pbk.) 9781284038798 (with online access code) 1284038793 (with online access code)

LCCN: 2013050973

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Drugs--Research.
Drugs--Research--Statistical methods.
Evidence-based medicine.
Pharmacology.
Pharmacology.
Research Design.
Statistics as Topic.

LC Class. No.: RM301.25 / .P754 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 615.1072/4

National Library of Medicine Call No.: QV 20.5