Subject Guides: Conducting Research in the Health Sciences: Research Writing

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Introduction to Research by Elizabeth DePoy; Laura N. Gitlin
Call Number: RA 440.85 D422 2011
ISBN: 9780323068543
Publication Date: 2010-10-01
Describes experimental-type designs and naturalistic inquiry designs, statistical analysis, ethics and informed consent documentation, seeking financial support, plus getting started writing a research proposal.
An Introduction to Clinical Research by Piers Page; James Carr; William Eardley; David Chadwick; Keith Porter
Call Number: R 850 I58 2012
ISBN: 0199570078
Publication Date: 2012-01-13
Handbook for Health Care Research by Robert L. Chatburn
Call Number: R 850 C43 2011
ISBN: 9780763778057
Publication Date: 2009-12-01
How to Report Statistics in Medicine by Thomas A. Lang; Michelle Secic
Call Number: RA 409 L357 1997
ISBN: 0943126444
Publication Date: 1997-01-01
Writing a Biomedical Research Paper by Brian Budgell
ISBN: 4431880364
Publication Date: 2009-01-08
Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers by Mimi Zeiger
Call Number: R 119 Z46 2000
ISBN: 0071345442
Publication Date: 1999-10-21
Research Writing in Dentistry by J. Anthony von Fraunhofer
ISBN: 9780813807621
Publication Date: 2010-02-09

The structured abstract: an essential tool for researchers [e-resource]
How to Write a Case Report [PDF]
Presents a fill-in-the-blank worksheet for health professionals to capture and organize their observations to help them with preparing case reports.

Structure your article for specific journals

Instructions to Authors
Mulford Health Sciences Library's (University of Toledo) database of submission information for over 6,000 journals in the health and life sciences.

Find the impact factor of a journal

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