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    Critical appraisal from papers to patient : a practical guide / Duncan Bootland, Evan Coughlan, Robert Galloway, Stephanie Goubet, Emily McWhirter.

    • Title:Critical appraisal from papers to patient : a practical guide / Duncan Bootland, Evan Coughlan, Robert Galloway, Stephanie Goubet, Emily McWhirter.
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    • Author/Creator:Bootland, Duncan, author.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Coughlan, Evan, author.
      Galloway, Robert, author.
      Goubet, Stephanie, author.
      McWhirter, Emily, PhD author.
    • Published/Created:Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2017]
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    • Library of Congress Subjects: Evidence-based medicine.
    • Medical Subjects:Evidence-Based Medicine.
      Test Taking Skills.
      Statistics as Topic.
    • Description:xii, 201 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
    • Summary:"This book is written by clinicians, for clinicians. It takes the reader step by step through the process so that any journal article can be easily read, evidence evaluated and the results - and their reliability - truly understood. By integrating this with knowledge of local skills and resources and patient preference, the reader will be able to apply the best possible care that his or her patients deserve."--Publisher.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781482230451 paperback alkaline paper
      1482230453 paperback alkaline paper
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: Section 1 Introduction to Critical Appraisal
      1. Types of Papers and Grades of Evidence
      2. Approach to Appraising Papers
      Section 2 Basic Statistics
      3. Types of Data and Moving from Samples to Populations
      4. Statistics Used in Papers
      5. Basic Probability
      Section 3 Appraising Different Types of Papers
      6. Observational Studies
      7. Qualitative Papers
      8. Therapeutic Papers
      9. Diagnostic Papers and Screening Papers
      10. Prognostic Papers
      11. Economic Studies
      12. Meta-Analysis
      Section 4 Applying the Knowledge
      13. Writing a Clinical Topic Review
      14. Running a Journal Club
      15. Creating a `Best Available' Evidence-Based Clinical Environment
      Section 5 Critical Appraisal Exams
      16. Approach to Critical Appraisal Exams
      17. Practice Papers.
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