How to read a paper : the basics of evidence-based medicine
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Bibliographic Information
How to read a paper : the basics of evidence-based medicine
Blackwell, c2006
3rd ed.
Available at 19 libraries
Note
Previous ed.: Malden, MA : BMJ Books, 2001
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Why read papers at all?
- Searching the literature
- Getting your bearings: what is this paper about?
- Assessing methodological quality
- Statistics for the non-statistician
- Papers that report drug trials
- Papers that report diagnostic or screening tests
- Papers that summarise other papers (systematic reviews and meta-analyses)
- Papers that tell you what to do (guidelines)
- Papers that tell you what things cost (economic analyses)
- Papers that go beyond numbers (qualitative research)
- Papers that report questionnaire research (surveys)
- Getting evidence into practic
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"How to Read a Paper" is one of the bestselling texts on evidence-based medicine, used by health care professionals and medical students worldwide. Trisha Greenhalgh's ability to explain the basics of evidence-based medicine in an accessible and readable way means the book is an ideal introduction for all, from first year students to experienced practitioners. This is a text that explains the meaning of critical appraisal and terms such as 'numbers needed to treat', 'how to search the literature', 'evaluate the different types of papers' and 'put the conclusions to clinical use'. New features of the third edition include: new discussion putting evidence-based medicine into the current context, with more emphasis on patient perspectives; increased coverage of qualitative research in evidence-based medicine; and, new information on literature sources and search mechanisms.
Table of Contents
1 Why read papers at all?.2 Searching the literature.3 Getting your bearings: what is this paper about?.4 Assessing methodological quality.5 Statistics for the non-statistician.6 Papers that report drug trials.7 Papers that report diagnostic or screening tests.8 Papers that summarise other papers (systematic reviews and meta-analyses).9 Papers that tell you what to do (guidelines).10 Papers that tell you what things cost (economic analyses).11 Papers that go beyond numbers (qualitative research).12 Papers that report questionnaire research.13 Getting evidence into practice..Appendix 1 Checklists for finding, appraising and implementing evidence.Appendix 2 Assessing the effects of an intervention..Index
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