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Research in pharmacy practice and medicines use is an important component of many postgraduate and undergraduate pharmacy programmes. It is seen as invaluable in informing professional practice and service development. This clear and concise handbook considers the stages of the research process in logical order, from planning of the project through to dissemination of the findings. Divided into three comprehensive sections, contents include

Felicity J Smith is Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the School of Pharmacy, University of London, UK.

Preface	p. vii
About the author	p. ix
Preparation, planning and management	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Setting up the project, protocol development and ethics	p. 9
Time management and working with others	p. 21
For supervisors	p. 29
Scientific enquiry and research methodology	p. 41
A scientific approach to your research	p. 43
Reviewing the literature	p. 61
Types of study and research design	p. 75
Sources of information, datasets, sampling and recruitment	p. 89
Data collection: survey research and questionnaires	p. 113
Data collection: interviews and focus groups	p. 131
Data collection: prospective methods	p. 149
Existing datasets and secondary analyses	p. 157
Data processing and analysis	p. 165
Writing up and dissemination of the findings	p. 197
The project report	p. 199
Dissemination of the findings	p. 211
Index	p. 221
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Conducting Your Pharmacy Practice Research Project

Conducting Your Pharmacy Practice Research Project

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