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Planning Your Research Write and How to It 9464hc_9789814651035_tp.indd 1 8/9/15 11:05 am May2,2013 14:6 BC:8831-ProbabilityandStatisticalTheory PST˙ws TThhiiss ppaaggee iinntteennttiioonnaallllyy lleefftt bbllaannkk Planning Your Research Write and How to It Aziz Nather Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore World Scientific NEW JERSEY • LONDON • SINGAPORE • BEIJING • SHANGHAI • HONG KONG • TAIPEI • CHENNAI 9464hc_9789814651035_tp.indd 2 8/9/15 11:05 am Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224 USA office: 27 Warren Street, Suite 401-402, Hackensack, NJ 07601 UK office: 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Planning your research and how to write it : a practical guide for residents / [edited by] Aziz Nather. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-9814651035 (hardcover : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-9814651042 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-9814651059 (electronic : alk. paper) I. Nather, Aziz, editor. [DNLM: 1. Research Design. 2. Biomedical Research. 3. Writing. W 20.5] R850 610.72'4--dc23 2014044834 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2016 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission from the publisher. For photocopying of material in this volume, please pay a copying fee through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. In this case permission to photocopy is not required from the publisher. Typeset by Stallion Press Email: [email protected] Printed in Singapore JQuek - Planning your research and how to write it.indd 1 8/9/2015 11:52:30 AM b2032 Planning Your Research and How to Write It I would like to dedicate this book to my wife, Suraiya Rahman, my children, Sharnaz, Zameer and Azad especially to my two grandchildren, Samira Tan (10 yrs) and Aliyah Tan (7 yrs old). Mira and Liyah’s charms, dynamism and bustling activities helps to keep their ‘dada’ forever young and productive. bb22003322__FFMM..iinndddd vv 99//2288//22001155 33::3388::0099 PPMM May2,2013 14:6 BC:8831-ProbabilityandStatisticalTheory PST˙ws TThhiiss ppaaggee iinntteennttiioonnaallllyy lleefftt bbllaannkk b2032 Planning Your Research and How to Write It Contents 1 2 3 4 Preface xi About the Editor xiii List of Contributors xv Section I: Introduction 1 Lessons from Research: A Personal Experience Aziz Nather 3 Section II: Planning Your Research 13 Chapter 1 Planning Research 15 Aziz Nather, Jamie Xiang Lee Kee & Haitong Mao Chapter 2 Procuring Research Grants 31 Haitong Mao & Aziz Nather Chapter 3 Types of Research: An Overview 57 Jamie Xiang Lee Kee, Haitong Mao & Aziz Nather Chapter 4 Clinical Research 67 Aziz Nather, Jamie Xiang Lee Kee & Haitong Mao Chapter 5 Choice of Experimental Animals 83 Aziz Nather, Jane Lim Jia Xin & Elaine Yi Ling Tay vii bb22003322__FFMM..iinndddd vviiii 99//2288//22001155 33::3388::1122 PPMM b2032 Planning Your Research and How to Write It viii Contents Chapter 6 Cadaveric Research 115 Elaine Yi Ling Tay, Jane Jia Xi Lim & Aziz Nather Section III: Ethics and Statistics 147 Chapter 7 Ethics for Research 149 Joy Le Yi Wong & Aziz Nather Chapter 8 Statistics for Clinical Research 181 Yiong Huak Chan Section IV: Writing Your Research 193 Chapter 9 Tips for Scientific Writing 195 Claire Shu-Yi Chan, Wee Lin & Aziz Nather Chapter 10 Choosing the Right Journal 211 Wee Lin & Aziz Nather Chapter 11 How to Write an Original Research Article for a Journal 223 Wee Lin & Aziz Nather Chapter 12 Uncovering the Review Article 243 Zest Yi Yen Ang & Aziz Nather Chapter 13 Writing a Case Report 257 Zest Yi Yen Ang & Aziz Nather Chapter 14 Writing a Thesis or Dissertation 273 Zest Yi Yen Ang & Aziz Nather Chapter 15 What is Plagiarism 283 Eda Qiao Yan Lim & Aziz Nather Section V: Evaluating Your Research 295 Chapter 16 Reviewing an Article 297 Aziz Nather Chapter 17 What Reviewers Look for in an Original Article 305 Joy Le Yi Wong, Wee Lin & Aziz Nather bb22003322__FFMM..iinndddd vviiiiii 99//2299//22001155 44::1111::1144 PPMM b2032 Planning Your Research and How to Write It Contents ix Chapter 18 Examining a Thesis or Dissertation 309 Aziz Nather Chapter 19 What Reviewers Look for in Writing a Thesis 319 Zest Yi Yen Ang, Joy Le Yi Wong & Aziz Nather Chapter 20 Objective Evaluation of Research Output 325 Aziz Nather bb22003322__FFMM..iinndddd iixx 99//2299//22001155 33::4455::0088 PPMM
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