Getting Started in Health Research

By the time you've read this book, you'll be ready to design your own research project Not everyone in clinical research is a scientific investigator. In fact, a large proportion of health professionals undertaking a research project are working in clinical care, as junior doctors, nurses or allied health professionals. For them a book that begins with the basics of study design and takes them through all the stages to data collection, analysis, and submission for publication is vital. Getting Started in Health Research is the answer. It provides fundamental information on: Framing the research question Performing the literature search Choosing the study design Collecting data Getting funding Recruiting participants Writing your paper Lively case studies provide a continuous narrative, addressing the pitfalls and problems that can occur. Calling upon their vast experience of teaching health research methodology, these authors have turned a seemingly daunting task into a challenging and enjoyable prospect. [Title of Related Interest] Understanding Clinical Papers, 2nd Edition David Bowers Allan House David Owens ISBN: 978-0-470-09130-2 Reviews of Understanding Clinical Papers "…an excellent basis for all who intend to write scientific texts as well as those reading, evaluating, and trying to understand the results…" From a review in Clinical Chemistry, May 2007 "What makes this book unique is that each point presented is illustrated with excerpts from actual papers, often three or four per chapter...this is a very effective teaching device." From a review in Journal of the American Medical Association, December 26, 2006 "What strikes the reader ... straight away is clarity … promises to become a recommended text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses." From a review in Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, September 2006 "This book should be an essential addition to the personal libraries of all health care workers . . . " From a review in Oncology, 2002

David Bowers, Medical Statistician, University of Leeds Medical School
Allan House, Professor of Liaison Psychiatry, Leeds Institute of Health Science, University of Leeds
David Owens, Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, Leeds Institute of Health Science, University of Leeds