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50 studies every doctor should know : the key studies that form the foundation of evidence based medicine /
"50 Studies Every Doctor Should Know presents key studies that have shaped the practice of medicine. Selected using a rigorous methodology, the studies cover topics ranging from dieting to cardiovascular disease, insomnia to obstetrics. For each study, a concise summary is presented with an emp...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press, USA,
[2014]
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| Edición: | Revised edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Section 1: Preventive medicine
- Preventing diabetes: The diabetes prevention program
- A comparison of different dieting strategies
- Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: The Physicians' Health Study and the Women's Health Study
- Postmenopausal hormone therapy: The women's health initiative
- The European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC)
- The Cochrane Review of Screening Mammography
- The human papillomavirus vaccine: The Future II Trial
- Section 2: Internal medicine
- Arrhythmia suppression following myocardial infarction: The CAST Trial
- Choosing first-line therapy for hypertension: The ALLHAT Trial
- Statins in healthy patients with an elevated C-reactive protein: The Jupiter Trial
- Rate control versus rhythm control for atrial fibrillation: The AFFIRM Trial
- Lenient versus strict heart rate control for atrial fibrillation: The Race II Trial
- Beta blockers for systolic heart failure: The MERIT-HF Trial
- Initial treatment of stable coronary artery disease: The COURAGE Trial
- Treating elevated blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes: The United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS)
- Intensive versus conservative blood sugar control for patients with type 2 diabetes: The ACCORD Trial
- The African American Heart Failure Trial (A-HeFT)
- Early versus delayed antiretroviral therapy for patients with HIV: The NA-ACCORD Study
- Early versus late initiation of dialysis: The IDEAL Trial
- Early goal-directed therapy in sepsis
- Red cell transfusion in critically ill patients: The TRICC Trial
- Pulmonary artery catheters in critically ill patients
- Step-up versus step-down therapy for dyspepsia: The DIAMOND Trial
- Opioids for chronic noncancer pain
- Section 3: Surgery
- Perioperative beta blockers in noncardiac surgery: The POISE Trial
- Cardiac stents versus coronary artery bypass surgery for severe coronary artery disease: The SYNTAX Trial
- Carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid stenosis: The ACST Trial
- A trial of arthroscopic knee surgery
- Surgery versus rehabilitation for chronic low back pain: The MRC Spine Stabilization Trial
- Mastectomy versus lumpectomy for invasive breast cancer: The B-06 Trial
- Long-term impact of bariatric surgery: The Swedish Obese Subjects Study
- Section 4: Obstetrics
- The Canadian Multicenter Post-Term Pregnancy Trial (CMPPT)
- Antepartum glucocorticoids in premature labor
- Section 5: Pediatrics
- Treatment of acute otitis media in children
- A trial of early ear tube placement in children with persistent otitis media
- Inhaled corticosteroids for mild persistent asthma: The START Trial
- The Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (MTA)
- Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination and autism
- Section 6: Radiology
- Magnetic resonance imaging for low back pain
- Screening for coronary artery disease in asymptomatic patients with diabetes: The DIAD Study
- Diagnosing acute pulmonary embolism: The Christopher Study
- Identifying children with low-risk head injuries who do not require computed tomography
- Section 7: Neurology and psychiatry
- Thrombolysis 3 to 4.5 hours after an acute ischemic stroke: The ECASS III Trial
- Initial treatment of depression
- Behavioral versus pharmacological treatment for insomnia in the elderly
- Section 8: Systems-based practice
- The group health medical home demonstration
- A program to improve care coordination at hospital discharge: Project RED
- Reducing catheter-related blood stream infections in the intensive care unit: The Keystone ICU Project
- Early palliative care in non-small-cell lung cancer
- Directly observed therapy for the treatment of tuberculosis in Baltimore.