Evidence-based medicine toolkit /
Carl Heneghan and Douglas Badenoch.
- 2nd ed.
- Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : BMJ Books/Blackwell Pub., 2006.
- v, 105 p. : col. ill. ; 17 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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 study types. New critical appraisal sections on."