TY  - BOOK
AU  - Walker, Dawn-Marie
TI  - An introduction to health services research: a practical guide 
SN  - 9781446247389 (hardback)
AV  - RA440.85.W34 2014 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Health Services Research methods
KW  - Health and Wellbeing
KW  - Public health Research Methodology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; CONTENTS
Part One - Getting Started
1. Asking the Right Question --
2. Finding the Evidence to Support your Research Question --
3. Critical Appraisal --
4. Developing an Effective Research --
5. Budget and Funding --
Part Two - General Methodologies
6. Quantitative Methodology --
7. Qualitative Methodology --
8. Mixed Methods --
Part Three - Specific Methodologies
9. Health Economics --
10. Epidemiology --
11. Clinical Trials --
12. Surveys --
13. The Internet as a Research Medium --
14. Systematic Reviews --
Part Four - Conducting Valid, and Ethical Research 
15. Designing and Conducting an Ethical Research Study --
16. Patient and Public Involvement in your Research --
17. Sampling --
18. Recruitment and Retention --
Part Five - Analysis and Dissemination
19. Quantitative Analysis --
20. Qualitative Analysis --
21. Dissemination --
Conclusion. 
Glossary

N2  - This is a step-by-step guide to research which mirrors the structure of a research project. It takes you through the thought process for designing and conducting your study from formulating the right research question at idea inception, ascertaining what methodologies and analysis can answer what type of questions, right through to dissemination
ER  -