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Studying a study and testing a test

how to read the medical evidence

5th ed.
  • 3.0 (1 rating)
  • 4 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading

Provides a concise, stepwise program that will help evaluate clinical studies, identify flaws in study design, interpret statistics, and apply evidence from clinical research to practice.

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English
Pages
403

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Cover of: Studying a study and testing a test
Studying a study and testing a test: how to read the medical evidence
2005, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
in English - 5th ed.
Cover of: Studying a Study and Testing a Test
Studying a Study and Testing a Test: How to Read the Medical Evidence (Core Handbook Series in Pediatrics)
October 1, 2004, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Paperback in English - 5 edition
Cover of: Studying a Study and Testing a Test
Studying a Study and Testing a Test: How to Read the Medical Evidence (With CD-ROM for Windows & Macintosh)
January 15, 2000, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Paperback in English - 4 Pap/Cdr edition
Cover of: Studying a study and testing a test
Studying a study and testing a test: how to read the health science literature
1996, Little, Brown
in English - 3rd ed.
Cover of: Cómo estudiar un estudio y probar una prueba
Cómo estudiar un estudio y probar una prueba: lectura crítica de la literatura médica
1992, Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana, Oficina Regional de la Organización Mundial de la Salud
in Spanish - 2nd ed.
Cover of: Studying a study and testing a test
Studying a study and testing a test: how to read the medical literature
1989, Little, Brown
in English - 2nd ed.
Cover of: Studying a study and testing a test
Studying a study and testing a test: how to read the medical literature
1981, Little, Brown
in English - 1st ed.

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Table of Contents

Introduction and flaw-catching exercise
Types of studies and the M.A.A.R.I.E. framework
Method
Assignment
Assessment
Results
Interpretation
Extrapolation
Randomized clinical trials
Database research: nonconcurrent cohort studies
Meta-analysis
Questions to ask and flaw-catching exercises
Method
Assignment
Assessment
Results
Interpretation
Extrapolation
Screening
Questions to ask and flaw-catching exercises
Method and assignment
Assessment
Results
Interpretation and extrapolation
Life expectancy
Questions to ask and flaw-catching exercises
Introduction and method
Assignment
Assessment
Results
Interpretation
Extrapolation
Questions to ask and Flaw-catching exercises
Method
Assignment
Assessment
Results
Interpretation
Extrapolation and questions to ask
Basic principles
Univariable analysis
Bivariable analysis
Multivariable analysis
Selecting a statistic flowcharts.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
Philadelphia
Other Titles
How to read the medical evidence

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
610/.72
Library of Congress
R118.6 .R54 2005, R 118.6 .R54 2005, R118.6.R54 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
vii, 403 p. :
Number of pages
403

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL17887996M
Internet Archive
studyingstudytes0000rieg
ISBN 10
0781745764
LCCN
2004020605
OCLC/WorldCat
56415070
LibraryThing
90039
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1604/9780781745765
Goodreads
1080532

Work Identifiers

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OL2974791W

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