Foundations of evidence-based medicine : clinical epidemiology and beyond / Milos Jenicek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jenicek, Milos, 1935- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evidence-based medicine.

Evidence-Based Medicine.

Epidemiology.

Epidemiologic Methods.

Medical Subjects:

Evidence-Based Medicine.

Epidemiology.

Epidemiologic Methods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (421 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Florida ; London ; New York : CRC Press, [2020]

Summary:

This comprehensive text focuses on reasoning, critical thinking and pragmatic decision making in medicine. Based on the author’s extensive experience and filled with definitions, formulae, flowcharts and checklists, this fully revised second edition continues to provide invaluable guidance to the crucial role that clinical epidemiology plays in the expanding field of evidence-based medicine.

Contents:

How do we see medicine, health and disease? A basic set of rules and fundamental paradigms (including evidence!)

The work of physicians with individuals and communities. Epidemiology and other partners in evidence-based medicine

The logic of modern medicine. Reasoning and underlying concepts

Producing evidence. Classification, objectives and worthiness of medical research

Assessing the health of individuals and communities. Health indicators, indexes, and scales

Identifying cases of disease. Clinimetrics and diagnosis

Describing what happens. Clinical case reports, case series, occurrence studies

Search for causes of disease occurrence. Why does disease occur?

The impact of treatment and other clinical and community health interventions. A 'does it work?' evaluation

Prognosis. Studies of disease course and outcomes

Analyzing sand integrating a body of knowledge. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis of evidence

Using evidence and logic in everyday clinical reasoning, communication, and legal and scientific argumentation

Decision analysis and decision-making in medicine. Beyond intuition, guts and flair

Epilogue. Widening horizons, staying in touch. What next?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-58435-0

0-429-19813-2

0-429-58245-5

9780429198137

OCLC:

1120689541