Knowledge for health care practice : a guide to using research evidence / Sarah Jo Brown ; [contributor, Fred Pond].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Sarah Jo.

Contributor:

Pond, Fred.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evidence-based medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Evidence-based medicine.

Medicine--Research--Evaluation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Medicine.

Medicine--Research--Evaluation.

Medical care--Decision making--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Medical care.

Medical care--Decision making.

Evidence-Based Medicine.

Research.

Decision Making.

Medical Subjects:

Evidence-Based Medicine.

Research.

Decision Making.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xiv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, [1999]

Summary:

This new handbook guides readers, step by step, through the process of applying research evidence to clinical decision-making and patient care. It explores how to locate, understand, and critically appraise research evidence and evaluate its clinical significance, applicability, and scientific credibility.Useful to all health care practitioners, this new resource demonstrates when and how to integrate research evidence into daily practice and how to evaluate the effect of research-based practice in patient outcomes. Pathway maps, algorithms, and flow charts facilitate decision-making.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0721678033

OCLC:

39313526