How to read a paper : the basics of evidence based medicine

By:

Greenhalgh, T

Publication details: BMJ Publishing Group, 1997Description: 196pISBN:

0727911392

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

WX 20.

Other classification:

B 29.5

Contents:

1 Why read papers at all 2 Searching the literature 3 Getting your bearings 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 Implementing evidence based findings Appendix A: Checklists for finding, appraising, and implementing evidence Appendix B: Evidence based quality filters for everyday use Appendix C: Maximally sensitive search strings for research use (to be used mainly for research) Appendix D: Assessing the effects of an intervention.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Book	Croydon Health Services Library Shelves	WX 153 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available	0000002487
Book	Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Knowledge and Library Service Shelves	WX 20 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	X01556
Book	St Charles Library Hub (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) Shelves	W 20.5 GKE (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available	CNWL00089

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