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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