Research methodology and other research related topics - Course files - Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research 2016

Course weekly schedule - Research methodology

Research methodology and other research related topics - Course files

Literature search and referral to biomedical documents - Epidemiologic studies - Systematic reviews - Screening - Qualitative research

Course file - Author(s)	References, relevant online documents and resources
Literature search and referral to biomedical documents
GQuery - PubMed - MEDLINE - Aldo Campana	Internet and PubMed/Medline - Aldo Campana
Searching PubMed - Aldo Campana	Internet and PubMed/Medline - Aldo Campana
Biomedical journals - Instructions for authors - Aldo Campana	Citing Medicine - NCBI Bookshelf ICMJE: International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Mulford Library: Instructions to Authors
WHO Library - Tomas Allen	Cochrane Cochrane Library Google Scholar PubMed WHO Library and Information Networks for Knowledge
Epidemiologic studies
Epidemiologic studies - Karim Abawi	Epidemiology Glossary \| Data and Statistics \| Reproductive Health \| CDC. Clinical Epidemiology Glossary. Evidence Based Medicine Toolkit.
Cohort studies - Nguyen Thi My Huong	Nichol KL, Nordin JD, Nelson DB, Mullooly JP, Hak E. Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine in the Community-Dwelling Elderly. New England Journal of Medicine. 2007 Oct 4;357(14):1373-81. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa070844 Olaf H Klungel SRH. Lipid-Lowering Drug Use and Cardiovascular Events after Myocardial Infarction. The Annals of pharmacotherapy. 2002;36(5):751-7. doi: 10.1345/aph.1A308 Ramchand R, Ialongo NS, Chilcoat HD. The Effect of Working for Pay on Adolescent Tobacco Use. Am J Public Health. 2007 Nov;97(11):2056-62. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.094045
Case-control studies - Lale Say	Rutjes AWS, Reitsma JB, Vandenbroucke JP, Glas AS, Bossuyt PMM. Case-control and two-gate designs in diagnostic accuracy studies. Clin. Chem. 2005 Aug;51(8):1335-41. Lee W, Bindman J, Ford T, Glozier N, Moran P, Stewart R, Hotopf M. Bias in psychiatric case-control studies: literature survey. Br J Psychiatry. 2007 Mar;190204-209.
Randomized controlled trial - Khalifa Elmusharaf	Consort WHO ICTRP ClinicalTrials.gov Clinical Trials Toolkit Trials EBBP - Randomized Controlled Trials The SPIRIT Statement
Cross-sectional studies - Maryam Hemed	Carlson MDA, Morrison RS. Study Design, Precision, and Validity in Observational Studies. J Palliat Med. 2009 Jan;12(1):77-82. Levin KA. Study design III: Cross-sectional studies. Evid Based Dent. 2006;7(1):24-5. Olsen C, St George DMM. Cross-sectional study design and data analysis. College Entrance Examination Board. 2004. Yang G, Ma J, Chen A, Zhang Y, Samet JM, Taylor CE, Becker K. Smoking cessation in China: findings from the 1996 national prevalence survey. Tob Control. 2001 Jan 6;10(2):170-4.
Systematic reviews
Systematic review - Karim Abawi	Cochrane The Joanna Briggs Institute The Campbell Collaboration The Centre for Evidence-based Medicine Centre for Reviews and Dissemination Bandolier PubMed Clinical Queries
Screening
Medical screening - Catherine Watt	Wald NJ. Guidance on terminology. J Med Screen. 2008 Jan 3;15(1):50-50. Evidence review criteria: national screening programmes - Publications - GOV.UK. Lesson 10: Interventional Studies (1) Diagnostic Tests, Disease Screening Studies \| STAT 507. Department of Health & Human Services, State Government of Victoria, Australia. Newborn screening.
Qualitative research
Introduction to qualitative research - Khalifa Elmusharaf	TQR Community Qualitative Research Resources Online QDA
Qualitative sampling techniques - Khalifa Elmusharaf	TQR Community Qualitative Research Resources Online QDA
Qualitative data collection techniques - Khalifa Elmusharaf	Mack N, Woodsong C, MacQueen KM, Guest G, Namey E. Qualitative research methods: a data collector's field guide. Family Health International. 2005.