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Understanding clinical papers / by Bowers, David, 1938-

Table of Contents: “…Some preliminaries -- The abstract and introduction -- The aims and objectives -- Descriptive studies : qualitative -- Descriptive studies : quantitative -- Analytic studies -- Intervention studies -- Mixed methods studies -- The research setting -- Populations and samples in quantitative research -- The sample in qualitative research -- Identifying and defining cases -- Controls and comparisons -- Identifying the characteristics of quantitative data -- Summarising the characteristics of quantitative data -- Identifying and summarising the characteristics of qualitative data -- Measuring the characteristics of participants : quantitative -- Measuring the characteristics of participants : qualitative -- Measuring the characteristics of measures -- Measurement scales -- Exploring and explaining topic guides -- Fractions, proportions and rates -- Risk and odds -- Ratios of risks and odds -- Confidence intervals for means, proportions, and medians -- Confidence intervals for ratios -- Hypothesis testing -- Measuring association -- Measuring agreement -- Linear regression -- Logistic regression -- Measuring survival -- Systematic review -- Analysing qualitative data -- Results in text and tables -- Results in pictures -- The discussion and conclusions -- References -- Index.…”
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The Mathematics Education of Prospective Secondary Teachers Around the World by Strutchens, Marilyn E., Huang, Rongjin, Losano, Leticia, Potari, Despina, Cyrino, Márcia Cristina de Costa Trindade, da Ponte, João Pedro, Zbiek, Rose Mary

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The Mathematics Education of Prospective Secondary Teachers Around the World by Strutchens, Marilyn E., Huang, Rongjin, Losano, Leticia, Potari, Despina, Cyrino, Márcia Cristina de Costa Trindade, da Ponte, João Pedro, Zbiek, Rose Mary

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Leadership and Management: Case Studies in Training in Higher Education in Africa /

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Essential medical statistics by Kirkwood, Betty R.

Table of Contents: “…Using this book -- Defining the data -- Displaying the data -- Means, standard deviations and standard errors -- The normal distribution -- Confidence interval for a mean -- Comparison of two means: confidence intervals, hypothesis tests and P-values -- Using P-values and confidence intervals to interpret the results of statistical analyses -- Comparison of means from several groups: analysis of variance -- Linear regression and correlation -- Multiple regression -- Goodness of fit and regression diagnostics -- Transformations -- Probability, risks and odds (of disease) -- Proportions and the binomial distribution -- Comparing two proportions -- Chi-squared tests for 2 x 2 and larger contingency tables -- Controlling for confounding: stratification -- Logistic regression: comparing two or more exposure groups -- Logistic regression: controlling for confounding and other extensions -- Matched studies -- Longitudinal studies, rates and the Poisson distribution -- Comparing rates -- Poisson regression -- Standardization -- Survival analysis: displaying and comparing survival patterns -- Regressional analysis of survival data -- Likelihood -- Regression modelling -- Relaxing model assumptions -- Analysis of clustered data -- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis -- Bayesian statistics -- Linking analysis to study design: summary of methods -- Calculation of required sample size -- Measurement error: assessment and implications -- Measures of association and impact -- Strategies for analysis -- Appendix: statistical tables.…”
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Essential medical statistics by Kirkwood, Betty R.

Table of Contents: “…Using this book -- Defining the data -- Displaying the data -- Means, standard deviations and standard errors -- The normal distribution -- Confidence interval for a mean -- Comparison of two means: confidence intervals, hypothesis tests and P-values -- Using P-values and confidence intervals to interpret the results of statistical analyses -- Comparison of means from several groups: analysis of variance -- Linear regression and correlation -- Multiple regression -- Goodness of fit and regression diagnostics -- Transformations -- Probability, risks and odds (of disease) -- Proportions and the binomial distribution -- Comparing two proportions -- Chi-squared tests for 2 x 2 and larger contingency tables -- Controlling for confounding: stratification -- Logistic regression: comparing two or more exposure groups -- Logistic regression: controlling for confounding and other extensions -- Matched studies -- Longitudinal studies, rates and the Poisson distribution -- Comparing rates -- Poisson regression -- Standardization -- Survival analysis: displaying and comparing survival patterns -- Regressional analysis of survival data -- Likelihood -- Regression modelling -- Relaxing model assumptions -- Analysis of clustered data -- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis -- Bayesian statistics -- Linking analysis to study design: summary of methods -- Calculation of required sample size -- Measurement error: assessment and implications -- Measures of association and impact -- Strategies for analysis -- Appendix: statistical tables.…”
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The research process in nursing

Table of Contents: “…. -- 23.Practitioner research. -- 24.Systematic reviews. -- 25.Realist synthesis. -- 26.Historical research. -- 27.Mixed methods. -- Section 4: Collecting data. -- 28.Interviews. -- 29.Focus groups. -- 30.Questionnaires. -- 31.Observation. -- 32.Other qualitative methods. -- 33.Outcome measures. -- Section 5: Making sense of data. -- 34.Qualitative analysis. -- 35.Descriptive analysis quantitative data. -- 36.Examining relationships quantitative research. -- Section 6: Putting research into practice. -- 37.Communicating and disseminating research. -- 38.Evidence-based practice. -- 39.Using research in clinical practice. -- 40.Future directions for nursing research.…”
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The research process in nursing

Table of Contents: “…. -- 23.Practitioner research. -- 24.Systematic reviews. -- 25.Realist synthesis. -- 26.Historical research. -- 27.Mixed methods. -- Section 4: Collecting data. -- 28.Interviews. -- 29.Focus groups. -- 30.Questionnaires. -- 31.Observation. -- 32.Other qualitative methods. -- 33.Outcome measures. -- Section 5: Making sense of data. -- 34.Qualitative analysis. -- 35.Descriptive analysis quantitative data. -- 36.Examining relationships quantitative research. -- Section 6: Putting research into practice. -- 37.Communicating and disseminating research. -- 38.Evidence-based practice. -- 39.Using research in clinical practice. -- 40.Future directions for nursing research.…”
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Evidence-based nursing an introduction /

Table of Contents: “…-- Number needed to treat: a clinically useful measure of the effects of nursing interventions -- The term double blind leaves readers in the dark -- Evaluation of systematic reviews of treatment or prevention interventions -- Evaluation of studies of screening tools and diagnostic tests -- Evaluation of studies of health economics -- Evaluation of studies of prognosis -- Evaluation of studies of causation (aetiology) -- Evaluation of studies of harm -- Evaluation of qualitative research studies -- Appraising and adapting clinical practice guidelines -- Models of implementation in nursing -- Closing the gap between nursing research and practice -- Promoting research utilisation in nursing: the role of the individual, organisation, and environment -- Nurses, information use, and clinical decision making: the real world potential for evidence-based decisions in nursing -- Computerised decision support systems in nursing -- Building a foundation for evidence-based practice: experiences in a tertiary hospital -- Glossary -- Index.…”
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Evidence-based nursing an introduction /

Table of Contents: “…-- Number needed to treat: a clinically useful measure of the effects of nursing interventions -- The term double blind leaves readers in the dark -- Evaluation of systematic reviews of treatment or prevention interventions -- Evaluation of studies of screening tools and diagnostic tests -- Evaluation of studies of health economics -- Evaluation of studies of prognosis -- Evaluation of studies of causation (aetiology) -- Evaluation of studies of harm -- Evaluation of qualitative research studies -- Appraising and adapting clinical practice guidelines -- Models of implementation in nursing -- Closing the gap between nursing research and practice -- Promoting research utilisation in nursing: the role of the individual, organisation, and environment -- Nurses, information use, and clinical decision making: the real world potential for evidence-based decisions in nursing -- Computerised decision support systems in nursing -- Building a foundation for evidence-based practice: experiences in a tertiary hospital -- Glossary -- Index.…”
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The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of legal and ethical aspects of sex offender treatment and management

Table of Contents: “…Covell -- Sex offender residence restrictions : a systematic review of the literature / Daniel Pacheco and J.C. …”
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The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of legal and ethical aspects of sex offender treatment and management

Table of Contents: “…Covell -- Sex offender residence restrictions : a systematic review of the literature / Daniel Pacheco and J.C. …”
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Evidence-based neurology management of neurological disorders /

Table of Contents: “…Burneo, Samuel Wiebe -- Systematic reviews of diagnostic research / Bernard M. J. …”
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Evidence-based neurology management of neurological disorders /

Table of Contents: “…Burneo, Samuel Wiebe -- Systematic reviews of diagnostic research / Bernard M. J. …”
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Crime Science An Interdisciplinary Journal /

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Crime Science An Interdisciplinary Journal /

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Advances in Rheumatology

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Advances in Rheumatology

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Environmental Evidence

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