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Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice (2nd Edition) (Foundations Of Clinical Research)
Leslie Gross Portney, Mary P. Watkins
Edition: 2
Retail Price (not our price): $93.40
ISBN: 0838526950
ISBN-13: 9780838526958
Publication Date: 1999-12-27
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 742


Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Product Description
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. For those in the health professions, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nursing, and exercise physiology.

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5

1) Foundations of Clinical research   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
This is one of the basic book to clinical pactitioners. is very simple to apply the criteria and is very clear to novice researchers.

2) Practical, and clearly written   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Although I have used this text as a reference (vs. reading it all the way through, or for a class) I have found myself returning to it often. In fact, I purchased it only because I had started to wear out the copy I had borrowed from a friend...and she was missing it because she used it frequently, too. The best aspect of this text is the way the authors use examples relevant to clinical research for nearly every statistical decision. No more extrapolating from educational research, medical research...I don't usually have that much imagination! Good book.

3) User-friendly and well-organized   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This is a book that I have used often through my graduate career. It served as a great textbook for a course I was taking and as supplementary material for other other courses on Statistics, Design and Research Methods. Well-organized and easy-to-read, it has become my first line-of-defense for all things related to research design. It covers the material in adequate detail so you have a good jumping off point in case you need to grab your SAS manual or your Stats text.

4) This is an incredible book   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This book is just incredibly good!!! It combined details with cool simplicity. A must have for researchers.

5) Exceptional (Must for all PT Students)   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Excellent text for students just entering the profession to hard core researches.