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Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Health Care and Translational Science
Chiappelli
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Description for Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Health Care and Translational Science
Hardcover. With in-depth guidance on conducting comparative, evidence-based research into alternative treatment strategies, this accessible handbook sets out a variety of analytical tools and discusses the issues at the heart of contemporary academic debate. Num Pages: 394 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 29 colour illustrations, 25 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 844.
Comparative effectiveness research – the conduct and synthesis of systematic research in order to compare the benefits and harms of alternative treatment options – is of critical importance in enabling informed health care decisions to be made. This user-friendly, practical handbook examines in depth how best to perform such comparative effectiveness research. A wide range of topics and methods are discussed, including research synthesis, sampling analysis, assessment of evidence design, systematic evaluation of statistical analysis, and meta-analysis. The discussion extends well beyond the fundamentals by encompassing “complex” systematic reviews, “cumulative” meta-analyses, and logic-based versus utility-based decision making. Health care providers, ... Read more
Comparative effectiveness research – the conduct and synthesis of systematic research in order to compare the benefits and harms of alternative treatment options – is of critical importance in enabling informed health care decisions to be made. This user-friendly, practical handbook examines in depth how best to perform such comparative effectiveness research. A wide range of topics and methods are discussed, including research synthesis, sampling analysis, assessment of evidence design, systematic evaluation of statistical analysis, and meta-analysis. The discussion extends well beyond the fundamentals by encompassing “complex” systematic reviews, “cumulative” meta-analyses, and logic-based versus utility-based decision making. Health care providers, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
394
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642418563
SKU
V9783642418563
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Ref
99-3
About Chiappelli
Professor Francesco Chiappelli, Ph.D. has contributed extensively to the development of the field of evidence-based and comparative effectiveness decision-making in health care over the past several years through his teaching, research publications, and authorship of several book chapters and books. Professor Chiappelli is the founder and director of the International Forum on evidence-based decisions and comparative effectiveness research (IF-EBD-CER), and ... Read more
Reviews for Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Health Care and Translational Science
From the book reviews: “This is a single-author reference on evidence-based practice and translational science by a well-recognized author in the field. … The intended audience includes clinical investigators, medical practitioners, and students and teachers in medical sciences (especially dentistry), clinical/basic research, statistics, epidemiology, and biostatistics. … This book is excellent. It is a valuable resource for gaining a ... Read more