Essential evidence-based medicine

• Main Author: Mayer, Dan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2010
• Edition: Second Edition
• Subjects: Evidence-Based Medicine
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• Physical Description: xiv, 442 pages illustrations 25 cm. 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
• Format: System requirements for accompanying DVD-ROM: PC based Pentium PIII 700 or Celeron, 1 GHz or higher; Windows 98SE, 2000, XP Home and Pro (SP1 and SP2); 126 MB RAM; 8X DVD-ROM drive; video card with 16 bit or higher color (24 or 32 bit is best), display resolution of 800 x 600 or greater; sound card and speakers.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780521712415; 0521712416

Essential Evidence-Based Medicine teaches the principles of research study methodology and design so that the reader can become better at critically analysing scientific and clinical studies. It describes the basic elements needed to understand biostatistics and epidemiology as applied to health care studies, and how to become a more discriminating reader of the medical literature by adopting the skills of critical appraisal. This new edition is extensively edited and updated, and includes two entirely new chapters on critical appraisal of qualitative research and communicating risks and evidence to patients. The text is geared towards the new learner, and assumes little clinical experience, starting with the basic principles of critical appraisal. A CD-ROM accompanies the book to enable students to test their learning through a series of questions, with answers provided. This is an ideal introductory text for medical students, health sciences students and a wide range of other healthcare professionals