TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Role of Theory in Clinical Research A1 - Portney, Leslie G. A1 - Watkins, Mary P. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice, 3e AB - Clinical research is a systematic method for evaluating the effectiveness of treatment and for establishing a basis for inductive generalizations about intervention. The ultimate goal is to further intellectual progress by contributing to the scientific base of practice through the development of theory. Theories are created out of a need to organize and give meaning to a complex collection of individual facts and observations. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/09 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138249983 ER -