Finding Our Way Through Shades of Gray: 6 Virtues to Guide Researchers in Planning, Conducting, and Writing Up Research.

Finding Our Way Through Shades of Gray: 6 Virtues to Guide Researchers in Planning, Conducting, and Writing Up Research.

O'Brien BC, Balmer DF, Maggio LA. J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Oct;9(5):555-559.  An article in a previous blog post offered a checklist of recommended practices that can help researchers to avoid the consequences associated with the ‘‘7 deadly sins’’ in medical research.  However, authors of this article felt that decisions in research are not always straightforward…
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Workshop on “Research Methods”

Workshop on “Research Methods”

The Department of Biostatistics at Christian Medical College, Vellore is organizing a Workshop on “Research Methods” from March 5-7, 2018. This course is targeted towards Medical Faculty, Researchers, Epidemiologists / Scientists, and Statisticians / Biostatisticians. The course will cover concepts of Data collection tools, Research Designs, Biostatistical Methods, Data Organization, Reference Managers, Protocol…
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Is Abstract = Full Text?

Is Abstract = Full Text?

Scoping Review of Comparisons between Abstracts and Full Reports in Primary Biomedical Research. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2017 Dec;17(1):181. Are you among those people who decide to cite a paper by reading only its Abstract? If yes, then you need to think again. The possibility is you may miss some…
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