Contents
Section 1: Resources for Support
1. What is Research and Why do it?
2. Research Process
3. Criteria of Good Research
4. Research in Office Practice
5. Problems Faced by Researchers in India
Section 2: Formulating the Research Question and Hypothesis
6. Origins of a Research Question and Characteristics of a Good Research Question
7. Literature Search and Review
8. Hypothesis in Research
Section 3: Study Design
9. Study Design: Observational Studies
10. Studies of Diagnostic Accuracy
11. Experimental Study Designs: Clinical Trials
12. Validity of Epidemiological Studies
13. Qualitative Research Methods
14. Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis: A Guide for Beginners
Section 4: Implementation
15. Study Planning and Project management
16. Sampling Methods
17. Estimating Sample Size and Power
18. Conducting Clinical Trials
19. Addressing Ethical Issues in Research Concerning Children
Section 5: Data Management
20. Data Management - Data Entry, Correcting Errors, Creating a Dataset for Analysis
21. Basics of Statistical Comparisons
22. Data Analysis: Basics
23. Data Analysis: Hypothesis Testing
Section 6: Scientific Writing
24. Elements of Protocol of a Research Project
25. Publishing your Research
Section 7: Resources for Support
26. Funded Research and Funding Agencies
27. Unfunded Research - Its Possibility and Contribution
DNB Question Paper
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