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Key topics in evidence-based medicine / Dermot P.B.McGovern [and others].
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Title:Key topics in evidence-based medicine / Dermot P.B.McGovern [and others].
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Variant Title:Evidence-based medicine
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Other Contributors/Collections:McGovern, Dermot P. B.
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Published/Created:Oxford : BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd, ©2001.
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Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: WB102 .K492 2001
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: WB102 .K492 2001
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Evidence-based medicine.
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Medical Subjects: Evidence-Based Medicine
Clinical trials.
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Description:xi, 160 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Series:Key topics series.
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Summary:"The use of evidence as a basis for good practice is now an important element of modern medicine. This book summarises the key topics essential for a clear understanding of the new skills required by all healthcare professionals, including how to search for, appraise and implement (or reject) changes in practice suggested by any new evidence. As well as being of interest to all hospital doctors, this title is a revision aid for relevant examinations."--Jacket.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:1859962777
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Contents:Introduction
Natural history of disease
Determining causation
Outcome measures
Formulating clinical questions
Hierarchy of evidence
Trial Design
Systematic reviews
Meta-analyses
Randomized controlled trials
'Other' trials for comparison of interventions
Cohort studies
Case-control studies
Cross-sectional (prevalence) surveys
Case reports and case series
Qualitative research
Screening
Questionnaires
Sources
Sources of information
Sites of interest on the world wide web
Search strategies for electronic databases
cochrane collaboration
Interpretation
Critical appraisal
Statistical methods (overview)
p-value
Relative risk, relative risk reduction and odds ratio
Risk reduction and the number needed to treat (NNT)
Confidence intervals
Sensitivity and specificity
Likelihood ratios
Negative and positive predictive values
Stratification and minimization
Bias and confounders
Intention to treat
power of studies
Reproducibility
Regression analysis
Subgroup analysis
Health status measurement
Health economics
QALYs
Application
Sampling and applicability
Audit
Guidelines
Decision analysis
Improving professional practice
Explaining risk to patients
Limitations of EBM
future of EBM.