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luminitza

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What is the name of the database often purchased and used by hospitals and university libraries to provide key research information on a large variety of medical topics?
 
  a. SPAN
  b. OVID
  c. CINUP
  d. MITO

Question 2

Which of the following are explanations of why you should write a study plan?
 
  1. The process of writing it out will help you clarify the goals of the study and methods of inves-tigation.
  2. You must often present a plan to obtain permission or approval to proceed with the study.
  3. Provides an operational guide for the entire research team.
  4. Allows you to improve your statistical analyses.
  a. 1 and 4 only
  b. 1, 2, and 3 only
  c. 1, 3, and 4 only
  d. 1, 2, 3, and 4



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
OVID is an extensive collection of Web-based information resources, including databases, jour-nals, books, and searching software. In the United States, medical libraries and large hospitals almost universally purchase and use OVID in some form.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Here are three reasons why: First, the process of writing it out will help you clarify the goals of the study and methods of investigation. Second, you must often present a plan to obtain permis-sion or approval to proceed with the study. Third, the research plan, or research protocol, as it is often called, provides an operational guide for the entire research team.



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