Includes basic skills involved that are touched on very minimally in residency, but not in enough depth for an untrained investigator to successfully design or conduct a study, or analyze research findings in any meaningful way. This title covers research implementation, including regulatory issues and grant writing.

The majority of physicians are poorly knowledgeable about statistics and research design, yet are expected to do clinical research and write articles or, at the very least, to read the literature critically and provide evidence-based care to patients. This volume is intended as a "quick fix”, allowing readers to look up information rapidly about various design types and statistical methods to see what the pros, cons, and indications for each are.