Understanding clinical papers / David Bowers, Allan House, David Owens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowers, David, 1938-

Contributor:

House, Allan.

Owens, David, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical literature.

Medical writing.

Journalism, Medical.

Reading.

Writing.

writing (processes).

Medical Subjects:

Journalism, Medical.

Reading.

Writing.

Physical Description:

x, 202 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Chichester ; New York : Wiley, ©2001.

Summary:

Emphasis on evidence-based medicine has required clinicians to implement and collate information from clinical journals as part of their everyday work, yet the content of journal articles is often hard to comprehend and the validity of results and conclusions difficult to determine. This title takes a fresh and original approach to teach its readers the basic skills needed to read and understand a clinical paper. Everything explained from the ground up Practical approach with illustrations used for every term Follows sequence of a typical paper Concentrates on most complex areas of a paper.

"Understanding Clinical Papers explains all you ever needed to know to comprehend completely all aspects of a typical clinical research paper. It is for everyone involved directly, or indirectly, in health care; an ultimate guide for those who read clinical literature.

Emphasis on evidence-based medicine has required clinicians to implement and collate information from clinical journals as part of their everyday work, yet the content of journal articles is often hard to comprehend and the validity of results and conclusions difficult to determine. This title takes a fresh and original approach to teach its readers the basic skills needed to read and understand a clinical paper. Everything explained from the ground up Practical approach with illustrations used for every term Follows sequence of a typical paper Concentrates on most complex areas of a paper

Contents:

Part. I. Setting the scene: who did what, and why

Part. II. Design matters: what type of study are you reading about?

Part. III. The cast: finding out about the subjects of the research

Part. IV. Establishing the facts: starting with basic observations

Part. V. Establishing more of the facts: some common ways of describing results

Part. VI. Getting into data analysis: how and why statistical tests and used, and other matters

Part. VII. Reading between the lines: how authors use text, tables and pictures to tell you what they've done.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Bowers, David, 1938- Understanding clinical papers.

ISBN:

047148976X

9780471489764

OCLC:

45575371

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