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Steps in Medical Research

Pre-investigation Para-investigation and Post-investigation

Pre-investigation
Identify the problem Collect and evaluate existing information Formulate research objectives and hypotheses Identify the study subjects Think of a design Write the protocol Develop the tools

Para-investigation
Pretest and do pilot study Collect the data Handle the nonresponse and ethical issues Scrutinize the data

Post-investigation

Analyze the data


Summarize the data Explore the data in terms of their pattern Grind the data through the rigors of statistical analysis
involves obtaining confidence intervals, performing statistical tests to assess, etc.

Interpret the results Write the report Monitor the reactions

Types of Research

Medical Information

Basic Medical Research

Primary sources
Textbooks, journal articles

Applied Medical Research


Statistics Cohort Studies Case control Clinical studies

Clinical reference tools


Clinical guidelines

Drug information resource


Fact sheets, registries, etc. Evidence-based resource

Medical Information Resources

Assignment on Reference Tools

Give examples/sources of clinical reference tools


Clinical guidelines Drug information resource Fact sheets, registries, etc. Evidence-based resource Etc.

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