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A research protocol is the road map you will follow in writing a grant proposal and carrying out your research. This chapter provides a long list of elements that may be included, such as study design, safety considerations, quality assurance, and ethical outcomes. Also included in the chapter are sections on what makes a good research protocol and common problems in research protocols. An early step in your research is securing approval of your Institutional Review Board, and the chapter includes some topics to be included in a cover letter to accompany the protocol.
He who fails to plan, plans to fail.
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Taylor, R.B. (2018). How to Write a Research Protocol. In: Medical Writing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70126-4_9
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