RT Book, Section A1 Portney, Leslie G. A1 Watkins, Mary P. SR Print(0) ID 1138249983 T1 The Role of Theory in Clinical Research T2 Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice, 3e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780803646575 LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138249983 RD 2024/10/09 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.