How to read a paper : the basics of evidence-based medicine / Trisha Greenhalgh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenhalgh, Trisha, author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

Samuel P. Orlando Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evidence-Based Practice.

Journalism, Medical.

Research.

Medical literature--Evaluation.

Medical literature.

Medicine--Research--Evaluation.

Medicine.

Evidence-based medicine.

Medical Subjects:

Evidence-Based Practice.

Journalism, Medical.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 261 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The best-selling introduction to evidence-based medicine, In a clear and engaging style, How to Read a Paper demystifies evidence-based medicine and explains how to critically appraise published research and also put the findings into practice. An ideal introduction to evidence-based medicine, How to Read a Paper explains what to look for in different types of papers and how best to evaluate the literature and then implement the findings in an evidence-based, patient-centred way. Helpful checklist summaries of the key points in each chapter provide a useful framework for applying the principles of evidence-based medicine in everyday practice. This fifth edition has been fully updated with new examples and references to reflect recent developments and current practice. It also includes two new chapters on applying evidence-based medicine with patients and on the common criticisms of evidence-based medicine and responses. How to Read a Paper is a standard text for medical and nursing schools as well as a friendly guide for everyone wanting to teach or learn the basics of evidence-based medicine. Book jacket.

Contents:

Why read papers at all?

Searching the literature

Getting your bearings: what is this paper about?

Assessing methodological quality

Statistics for the non-statistician

Papers that report trials of drugs and other simple interventions

Papers that report trials of complex interventions

Papers that report diagnostic or screening tests

Papers that summarise other papers (systematic reviews and meta-analyses)

Papers that tell you what to do (guidelines)

Papers that tell you what things cost (economic analyses)

Papers that go beyond numbers (qualitative research)

Papers that report questionnaire research

Papers that report quality improvement case studies

Getting evidence into practice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 8, 2014)

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel P. Orlando Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Greenhalgh, Trisha. How to read a paper.

ISBN:

9781118801116

1118801113

Publisher Number:

99958071889

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.