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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829975503321

Autore

Heneghan Carl

Titolo

Evidence-based medicine toolkit [[electronic resource] /] / Carl Heneghan and Douglas Badenoch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : BMJ Books/Blackwell Pub., 2006

ISBN

1-118-68476-1

1-280-74305-0

9786610743056

0-470-79117-9

0-470-75060-X

1-4051-7236-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (114 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BadenochDouglas

Disciplina

616

Soggetti

Evidence-based medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Asking answerable questions -- Finding the evidence : how to get the most from your searching -- Critical appraisal guidelines -- Appraising systematic reviews -- Appraising diagnosis articles -- Appraising articles on harm/aetiology -- Appraising prognosis studies -- Appraising therapy articles -- Appraising qualitative studies -- Appraising economic evaluations -- Applying the evidence -- Evidence-based medicine : glossary of terms -- Selected evidence-based healthcare resources on the web -- Levels of evidence -- Study designs.

Sommario/riassunto

This bestselling pocket guide to the skills of evidence-based medicine succeeds in demystifying the terminology and processes in a handy and easy-to-follow format, all within the space of 100 pages.  With an improved layout, this second edition of Evidence-based Medicine Toolkit offers more up-to-date guidance as well as new sections on important areas of research.  New features of this second edition include:A box for each major database showing how to search the evidence, and highlighting the differences between them Flow charts for different stu