Many Of Our Readers Are Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, And Other Health Scientists Who, As Trainees And Junior Faculty, Are Developing Careers In Clinical Research And Use This Book As A Guide In Designing And Carrying Out Their Studies. Many Others Are Clinicians In Residency Programs And Pre-doctoral Students In Professional Schools—medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, And Public Health Among Others—who Use DCR To Help Them Become Discerning Readers With A Grasp Of The Strengths And Limitations Of The Research Studies That Inform Evidence-based Clinical Practice. A Third Audience Consists Of Undergraduate Students Preparing To Apply To These Schools Who Are Interested In Looking Ahead At The World Of Clinical Research.