Foundations of clinical research : applications to practice

This book serves as a comprehensive reference for a variety of research situations. This edition reflects the popular approaches to analysis and design, and addresses the focus of health-care related research through the 1990s and into the 21st century.Expanded or added topics include outcomes research and the disablement model, validity and diagnostic screening, meta-analysis, scales used in survey and outcomes research, logistic regression, measures of reliability, and data management to prepare for computer analysis.Leslie Gross Portney is the author of 'Foundations of clinical research : applications to practice', published 1993 under ISBN 9780838510650 and ISBN 0838510655.