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The pocket guide to critical appraisal / by Iain K. Crombie.
Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) R118.6 .C76 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crombie, I. K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--Research--Evaluation.
- Medicine.
- Medical care surveys--Evaluation.
- Medical care surveys.
- Research Design.
- Case-Control Studies.
- Clinical Trials as Topic.
- Cohort Studies.
- Evaluation.
- Medical Subjects:
- Research Design.
- Case-Control Studies.
- Clinical Trials as Topic.
- Cohort Studies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 66 pages ; 22 cm
- Other Title:
- Critical appraisal
- Place of Publication:
- London : BMJ Pub. Group, 1996.
- Summary:
- Everything you need to know to assess medical research is contained in this practical, accessible handbook. It provides a basic introduction to the principles and processes involved in critical appraisal, helping the researcher to make sense of the overwhelming mass of medical literature available.
- Contents:
- Introducing critical appraisal
- Questions to ask when reading a paper
- Identifying the research method
- Interpreting the results
- Introduction to the check lists
- The standard appraisal questions
- Appraising surveys
- Appraising cohort studies
- Appraising clinical trials
- Appraising case-control studies
- Appraising review papers.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780727910998
- 072791099X
- OCLC:
- 36923271
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