9783131750617: SMART Approach to Spine Clinical Research
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3131750618 ISBN 13: 9783131750617
Publisher: AO Publishing, Davos, 2013

Synopsis

The SMART Approach to Spine Clinical Research is a must-have guide for spine care professionals seeking to make a meaningful contribution to the scientific literature and advance their careers by publishing high-quality clinical research.

Planning, conducting, and publishing the results of your clinical research can be a long and arduous journey. The SMART Approach to Spine Clinical Research presents and explains the many interrelated components essential to spine clinical research in an easily accessible way, guiding you step-by-step through the principles and methods of planning and evaluating clinical research. With a special focus on bias reduction and spine-related case examples, this SMART approach represents those essential components:

  • Study question
  • Searching the literature
  • Study design
  • Measurements
  • Analysis
  • Resources and funding
  • Timing

Also addressed in the book are special topics such as getting your manuscript published and conducting a meta-analysis. This SMART approach provides a clear and simple road map for the planning, execution, and critical appraisal of clinical research.

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About the Author

Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

From the Back Cover

"The SMART Approach to Spine Clinical Research" is a must-have guide for spine care professionals seeking to make a meaningful contribution to the scientific literature and advance their careers by publishing high-quality clinical research.

Planning, conducting, and publishing the results of your clinical research can be a long and arduous journey. "The SMART Approach to Spine Clinical Research "presents and explains the many interrelated components essential to spine clinical research in an easily accessible way, guiding you step-by-step through the principles and methods of planning and evaluating clinical research. With a special focus on bias reduction and spine-related case examples, this SMART approach represents those essential components:

Study question
Searching the literature
Study design
Measurements
Analysis
Resources and funding
Timing

Also addressed in the book are special topics such as getting your manuscript published and conducting a meta-analysis. This SMART approach provides a clear and simple road map for the planning, execution, and critical appraisal of clinical research.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
AO Publishing, Davos
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3131750618
ISBN 13 
9783131750617
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
208