Major Types of Research for Medicine & Health
Basic Sciences Research
Basic research asks fundamental questions about how life works. Scientists study cells, genes, proteins, and other building blocks of life. What they find can lead to better ways to predict, prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. more about Basic Science Research
Clinical Research
Clinical research is research conducted with human subjects, or material of human origin, in which the researcher directly interacts with human subjects. Clinical researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are developing advanced methods for studying the fundamental mechanisms of inherited and acquired genetic disorders.FAQs about Clinical Research
Epidemiological Research
The basic epidemiological study designs are cross-sectional, case-control, and cohort studies. Cross-sectional studies provide a snapshot of a population by determining both exposures and outcomes at one time point. Cohort studies identify the study groups based on the exposure and, then, the researchers follow up study participants to measure outcomes. Case-control studies identify the study groups based on the outcome, and the researchers retrospectively collect the exposure of interest. From: Introduction to Epidemiological Studies
Mixed Methods Research
- Glossary of Key TermsFrom Colorado State University: Members of the Research Methods Seminar (E600) taught by Mike Palmquist in the 1990s and 2000s. (1994-2022). Glossary of Key Terms. Writing@CSU. Colorado State University. https://writing.colostate.edu/guides/guide.cfm?guideid=90
- Mixed Methods in Health Sciences ResearchSage Research Methods
- Mixed Methods Research : A guide to the FieldFrom Sate Research Methods Conceptual Framework for the Field of Mixed Methods Research Welcome to the field of mixed methods research! We begin this book by considering the
- NIH Mixed Methods ResearchPprovides guidance to NIH investigators on how to rigorously develop and evaluate mixed methods research applications. Pursuant to this, the team developed a report of “best practices” following three major objectives.
- SAGE Mixed Methods ResearchAn Overview of Mixed Methods Research
Hypothesis Testing
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Hypothesis TestingPenn State University tutorial
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Hypothesis TestingWolfram MathWorld overview
- GOHy Worksheet - Minimal experiemental designWorksheet for experimental design development
Historical Research
- History of Medicine (NLM)From National Library of Medicine - Resources and Services for history of medicine research
- Center for the History of Medicine (Harvard)Enabling the history of medicine and public health to inform healthcare, the health sciences, and the societies in which they are embedded