ABSTRACT

This handy pocket companion provides all the necessary guidance on how to understand medical research publications, read them critically and decide whether the content of those papers is clinically useful in the care of patients. Illustrated throughout with medically relevant examples, the accessible text encompasses all relevant aspects of study design and clinical audit to give a clear framework to support critical reading for the novice and more experienced reader.

chapter 1|57 pages

Basic stats

chapter 2|11 pages

Relevant study design issues

chapter 5|12 pages

Critical appraisal of prospective studies

chapter 8|8 pages

Handling survival time data

chapter 9|12 pages

Critical appraisal of systematic reviews

chapter 10|2 pages

Critical appraisal of clinical audit

chapter 11|22 pages

Critical appraisal of economic evaluations

chapter 12|13 pages

Critical appraisal of qualitative studies