Principles of Surgical Research Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
	Contributors
1	Philosophy of science: implications for medicine and surgery	3
2	Handling the original idea	11
3	Experimental models	29
4	Statistical aspects of research study design	45
5	Information management	57
6	Applying for a research grant	71
7	The role of the ethics committee	89
8	The controlled clinical trial	105
9	Research in a district general hospital	119
10	Use of animals in surgical research	131
11	An introduction to molecular biology in surgical research	145
12	Computer jargon	155
13	Computer databases	167
14	Descriptive statistics and graphical presentation	181
15	Statistical analysis and interpretation	197
16	Presenting a paper at a scientific meeting	211
17	Writing a paper for publication	223
18	Illustrating presentations and publications	233
19	Writing and submitting a thesis	243
	Index	259