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Clinical Research

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Principles and Practice of Research

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This chapter and the two that follow are about real clinical research: posing and answering questions about the causes, diagnosis, prognosis, and management of surgical conditions in collaboration with human subjects. Let us begin by considering why clinicians should and do devote time and energy to clinical research.

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  1. B. Walters
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  2. D. L. Sackett
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, University of Cologne Surgical Clinic Merheim, D-5000, Cologne 91, Federal Republic of Germany

    Hans Troidl

  2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, H3A 1A2, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Walter O. Spitzer

  3. Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard University Massachusetts General Hospital, 02114, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Bucknam McPeek

  4. Department of Surgery, McGill University Montreal General Hospital, H3G 1A4, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    David S. Mulder

  5. Division of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Albany Medical College of Union University, 12208, Albany, New York, USA

    Martin F. McKneally

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Walters, B., Sackett, D.L. (1986). Clinical Research. In: Troidl, H., Spitzer, W.O., McPeek, B., Mulder, D.S., McKneally, M.F. (eds) Principles and Practice of Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96942-3_18

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