The Evidence Based Medicine Workbook

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critical appraisal for clinical problem solving


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Robert A Dix
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{Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics, Department of Public Health Medicine, University of Sheffield, UK jl^'TTTTHBA MB BS MRCP MFPHM
Clinical Lecturer in Epidemiology, Medical Care Research Unit, University of Sheffield, UK MSc BM BCh FRCPath FFPHM
Senior Lecturer in Public Health Medicine, University of Sheffield, UK
Critical appraisal has become a vital skill for today's health professional. This book is aimed at all those who want or need to be able to use available research evidence to inform their professional practice. In a unique format, this book provides engaging and practical exercises in critically appraising scientific papers, leading the reader step by step through real examples from the medical literature. The exercises are designed to provide practice in key critical appraisal skills as well as to introduce new concepts and test understanding, and will... Tovább

Fülszöveg

the
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n iTif.i
critical appraisal for clinical problem solving


if:--
Robert A Dix
BSC
PhD
{Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics, Department of Public Health Medicine, University of Sheffield, UK jl^'TTTTHBA MB BS MRCP MFPHM
Clinical Lecturer in Epidemiology, Medical Care Research Unit, University of Sheffield, UK MSc BM BCh FRCPath FFPHM
Senior Lecturer in Public Health Medicine, University of Sheffield, UK
Critical appraisal has become a vital skill for today's health professional. This book is aimed at all those who want or need to be able to use available research evidence to inform their professional practice. In a unique format, this book provides engaging and practical exercises in critically appraising scientific papers, leading the reader step by step through real examples from the medical literature. The exercises are designed to provide practice in key critical appraisal skills as well as to introduce new concepts and test understanding, and will appeal to readers from a wide range of backgrounds. Additional explanation is provided on the major topics in each exercise, together with references to suggested reading for those who wish to explore further. Also included are critical appraisal checklists which can be used in the appraisal and scoring of other published papers. The nine exercises are designed to complement one another and together they provide worked examples for each of the study designs in common use in clinical and health sen/ices research.
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pill interest all medical students, public health specialists and clinicians interested in Evidence Based Medicine. Teachers of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics will also find this a useful purchase.
j The body of the book comprises a series of exercises based on nine research papers selected from the medical literature. Each exercise consists of the original paper, questions on the paper and up to three boxes and appropriate checklists for the reader to complete. Answers, comments and rating of each paper are also included.
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