Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research
Edition:
3
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451115901
Publication Date:
May 7, 2012
2012-05-7
9781451115901
Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research, Third Edition is an excellent primer for investigators who wish to learn how to organize, ...
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Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research, Third Edition is an excellent primer for investigators who wish to learn how to organize, present, and publish results of their research. Written by an experienced clinical researcher and editor, it uses hundreds of examples, tables and figures to show how to produce successful abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and manuscripts for publication. This book also serves as a companion to the popular text, Designing Clinical Research.
This edition contains the latest:
• Guidance on getting work accepted in medical journals and at scientific meetings
• Examples of the do’s and don’ts of data presentation
• Explanations of confusing statistical terminology
• Templates to get started and avoid writers’ block
• Tips for creating simple graphics and tables
• Help for those who are not fluent in English
• Suggestions about getting the most from a poster session
• Checklists for each section of a manuscript or presentation
• Advice about authorship and responding to reviewers’ comments
Plus with this edition, there is access to a companion website with fully searchable text so you can access the content anytime, anywhere. -
Edition3ISBN/ISSN9781451115901Product FormatPaperback BookTrim Size7 x 10Pages224Illustration31Table38Edition3Publication DateMay 7, 2012Weight0.9
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- Warren S. Browner MD
- Vice President Academic Affairs, Scientific Director, Research Institute, California Pacific Medical Center; Adjunct Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Acknowledgments
1. Overview
Who Should Use this Book?
When Will this Book Be Useful?
How to Use this Book
2. Title and Abstract
The Title
Abstracts
Preparing an Abstract for a Scientific Meeting
Getting Started on a Meeting Abstract
The Abstract Submission and Review Process
Why Abstracts Are Rejected
Fitting an Abstract into Its Space
Abstracts for Manuscripts
3. Introduction
The Background of the Research Question
Previous Research in the Area
Problems with Past Research
What You Did to Fix Those Problems
4. Methods
Design
Subjects and Setting
Measurements
Analysis
Special Situations
Miscellaneous Points
5. Results
Descriptive and Analytic Results
Statistics
What Readers Will Expect to Find
Getting Started
Appendix: Converting Regression Coefficients into Clinically
Meaningful Terms
6.Tables
Table Components
Types of Tables
When to Combine Tables
What Should Be Left Out of a Table?
Preparing the Table in Your Manuscript
A Final Test
7. Figures
Photographs as Figures
Diagrams or Cartoons as Figures
Figures That Present Numerical Data
Figure Legends and Text
Submitting Figures with a Manuscript
8. Discussion
Structure
What You Found
What You Think the Results Mean and How Strongly You Believe Them
Secondary Results
How Do Your Results Compare with Prior Knowledge?
Limitations of the Study
Conclusions and Implications
Putting It All Together
9. References and Electronic Publishing
References
Electronic Publishing
10. Authorship
The Practicalities
How Does One Tell Nonauthors Their Fate?
Order of Authorship
How and When Do You Move Yourself Up or Down on the List?
What Constitutes a Paper?
Acknowledgments
A Special Plea to Senior Investigators
Conclusion
11. PostersThe Basics
Getting Started
General Advice about Panels or Components of the Poster
Example Poster
Using Presentation Software to Make a Single-Panel Poster
Making a Multiple-Panel Poster
Getting the Most Out of a Poster Session
12. Oral Presentations
The Basic Order of a Presentation
Making Your Slides
Slide Format
Timing Your Talk
What to Say
Practicing Your Talk
Dealing with Anxiety
The Talk Itself
Answering Questions
Advice for Non-English Speakers
Some Final Thoughts
13. Choosing a Journal and Responding to Reviews
Choosing a Journal
What to Put in the Cover Letter
Suggesting Reviewers
The Manuscript Itself
The Response to Your Manuscript
Responding to Comments
Other Changes in a Revised Manuscript
Editorial Changes
Dealing with Rejection
Submitting to Another Journal
14. Suggestions for Writing Well
Aiming for Clarity
Achieving Brevity
Developing a Style
Writing Numbers and Formulas
Overcoming Writer’s Block
Appendix A. Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted
to Biomedical Journals
Manuscript Preparation and Submission
Appendix B. A List of Resources
Additional Suggestions about Style and Presentation
Some Suggested Books about Biostatistics
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- Many new case examples
- New 2-color design
- Solution site that includes fully searchable text
- Updated section on electronic formatting submission, posters, PowerPoint, presentations
- Emphasis on learning how to create graphics for written research
- Examples of how and how not to present data are shown in clear tables and figures
- Organized in a logical manner and covers points in time from writing the title of the research piece to responding to reviewers' comments
- Written in an "unadorned, snappy and crystal clear" voice
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“ Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research, 3rd Edition is the essential guide to sharing clinical research results with the scientific and medical communities."
Norman M. Goldfarb (Managing Director of First Clinical Research LLC)
Journal of Clinical Research Best Practices review, April 2013
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