Air Medical Journal
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 107-111 , May 2006

Clinical research and critical care transport: How to get started

  • Cheryl Bagley Thompson, RN, PhD (Associate Professor and Director)

      Affiliations

    • Cheryl Bagley Thompson, RN, PhD, is an associate professor and director of the health informatics program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, in Omaha, Nebraska.
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  • Edward A. Panacek, MD, MPH (Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Edward A. Panacek, MD, MPH, is a professor of emergency medicine and director of clinical trials at the UC Davis Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, in Sacramento, California.

References 

  1. Melnyk BM , Fineout-Overholt E . Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare . Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005;
  2. Burns N , Grove SK . The Practice of Nursing Research: Conduct, Critique & Utilization . 5th ed.. Philadelphia: Saunders; 2004;
  3. Hulley SB , Cummings SR , Browner WS , Grady D , Hearst N , Newman TB . Designing Clinical Research: An Epidemiologic Approach . 2nd ed.. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2001;

 Editors' note: This is the first in a multipart series designed to improve the knowledge base of our readers, particularly novices, in the area of clinical research. A better understanding of these principles should help in reading and understanding the application of published studies. It should also help those involved in beginning their own research projects.

PII: S1067-991X(06)00016-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2006.02.004

Air Medical Journal
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 107-111 , May 2006