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by Ann Bowling (Author) "Research is the systematic and rigorous process of enquiry which aims to describe phenonema and to develop and test explanatory concepts and theories ..." (more)
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“This is an excellent text to aid any Nurse in getting to grips with the subject of research on an accessible but relevant level." – Accident & Emergency Nursing (Accident and Emergency Nursing )

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This new edition of Ann Bowling's well-known and highly respected text has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect key methodological developments in health research. It is a comprehensive, easy to read, guide to the range of methods used to study and evaluate health and health services. It describes the concepts and methods used by the main disciplines involved in health research, including: demography, epidemiology, health economics, psychology and sociology.

With new material on topics such as cluster randomization, utility analyses, patients' preferences, and perception of risk, the text is aimed at students and researchers of health and health services.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An extremely useful introductory guide to research methods, 4 May 2001
By l.a.benson@bradford.ac.uk (Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) - See all my reviews
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The text has over the past 3 years acted as a strong source of reference as I have been expected to carry out research within a health services context. It is useful both to managers,researchers clinicians working within the health context. The book helps at different levels i.e. from undertaking research involving patients through to beginning to evaluate a particular service.The book outlines and explains a wide range of different research methods from across the qualitative / quantitative spectrum.

I would recommend this book if you are being directly involved in research for the first time and a good source reference on your book shelf to help prompt questions of research proposals or projects you are expected to comment upon. For the trainee researcher working in health services it is highly recommended

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4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and useful..., 22 Mar 2005
I like the book, it tells you all what you need about research methods, and makes all the destinctions a clinician might need to go out of the medical box into the wider aspects of health and health services. It still isn't what I would call a holiday reading, but who expects a book like that to be... Very good in dividing chapters that you will not need to read the whole book if you are looking for a piece of information.
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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, 17 Aug 2007
very good. brilliant glossary at the end, as well as key points and questions at the end of every chapter. sections are clear and structured, and the style is friendly and honest. just misses a bit more content on qualitative data analysis

get it if you are going to do a research project in health sciences- bear in mind it is aimed exactly for that, so it may not be suitable for other purposes
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