Studying a Study and Testing a Test : How to Read the Medical Evidence.
Now in its Fifth Edition, this best-selling text presents a step-by-step approach to critical and efficient reading of the medical literature. Health care professionals will learn how to evaluate clinical studies, identify flaws in study design, interpret statistics, and apply evidence from clinical...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
Wolters Kluwer Health,
2004.
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Edición: | 5th ed. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Studying a Study and Testing a Test: How to Read the Medical Evidence, Fifth Edition; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction and Flaw-Catching Exercise; SECTION I. Studying a Study; 2. Types of Studies and the M.A.A.R.I.E. Framework; 3. Method; 4. Assignment; 5. Assessment; 6. Results; 7. Interpretation; 8. Extrapolation; 9. Randomized Clinical Trials; 10. Database Research: Retrospective Cohort Studies; 11. Meta-analysis; 12. Questions to Ask and Flaw-Catching Exercises; SECTION II. Testing a Test; 13. Method; 14. Assignment; 15. Assessment.
- 16. Results17. Interpretation; 18. Extrapolation; 19. Screening; 20. Questions to Ask and Flaw-Catching Exercises; SECTION III: Rating a Rate; 21. Method and Assignment; 22. Assessment; 23. Results; 24. Interpretation and Extrapolation; 25. Life Expectancy; 26. Questions to Ask and Flaw-Catching Exercises; SECTION IV: Considering Costs and Evaluating Effectiveness; 27. Introduction and Method; 28. Assignment; 29. Assessment; 30. Results; 31. Interpretation; 32. Extrapolation; 33. Questions to Ask and Flaw-Catching Exercises; SECTION V: A Guide to the Guidelines; 34. Method.
- 35. Assignment36. Assessment; 37. Results; 38. Interpretation; 39. Extrapolation and Questions to Ask; SECTION VI: Selecting a Statistic; 40. Basic Principles; 41. Univariable Analysis; 42. Bivariable Analysis; 43. Multivariable Analysis; 44. Selecting a Statistic Flowcharts; Glossary; Subject Index.