| Phys. Description |
xix, 262 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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 trials of drugs and other simple interventions -- Papers that report trials of complex interventions -- 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 -- Papers that report quality improvement case studies -- Papers that describe genetic association studies -- Applying evidence with patients -- Criticisms of evidence-based healthcare. |
| Subject |
Evidence-Based Practice.
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Research.
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Journalism, Medical.
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| ISBN |
9781119484745 (pbk.) |
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