Research in Medical and Biological Sciences (eBook, ePUB)

From Planning and Preparation to Grant Application and Publication
Redaktion: Laake, Petter; Olsen, Bjorn R.; Benestad, Haakon Breien

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Research in Medical and Biological Sciences covers the wide range of topics that a researcher must be familiar with in order to become a successful biomedical scientist. Perfect for aspiring as well as practicing professionals in the medical and biological sciences, this publication discusses a broad range of topics that are common yet not traditionally considered part of formal curricula, including philosophy of science, ethics, statistics, and grant applications. The information presented in this book also facilitates communication across conventional disciplinary boundaries, in line with the increasingly multidisciplinary nature of modern research projects.

• Covers the breadth of topics that a researcher must understand in order to be a successful experimental scientist
• Provides a broad scientific perspective that is perfect for students with various professional backgrounds
• Contains easily accessible, concise material about diverse methods
• Includes extensive online resources such as further reading suggestions, data files, statistical tables, and the StaTable application package
• Emphasizes the ethics and statistics of medical and biological sciences

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780128001547
• Artikelnr.: 43100757

Autorenporträt

Professor, PhD Petter Laake has since 1989 been a staff member of the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, University of Oslo. He has 20 years of experience in lecturing, communicating and advising in statistics, at all levels and for various target groups. Since 2001, he has worked with the postgraduate studies programme at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, and has been in charge of the mandatory basic course in research methods. He has written and edited several text books in research methodology and statistics.

Professor, MD Haakon Breien Benestad has since 1968 been a staff member of the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, University of Oslo. He has lectured students of medicine, odontology, nutrition and physiotherapy and has been an advisor for master and postgraduate students. He has held various basic courses for postgraduate students, compiled compendia for these courses and written a textbook of anatomy, physiology and immunology for social and health studies in upper secondary schools.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Philosophy of science

2. Ethics and scientific conduct

3. Ethics in human and animal studies

4. Research strategies, planning, and analysis

5. Literature search methods and bibliographic tools

6. Basic medical science

7. Translational medical research

8. Clinical research

9. Epidemiology

10. Qualitative research methods

11. Statistical inference

12. Evidence-based practice and systematic reviews

13. Scientific communication

14. Successful lecturing

15. Guide to grant applications

Rezensionen

"...an excellent conglomeration of practical information about research for medical researchers...may help streamline the work of researchers, saving time and energy while conserving limited resources. Score: 87 - 3 Stars" --Doody's