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 qualitative research and economic evaluation
Expanded list of EBM resources on the net.
With these added features to make the job easier, the new Toolkit is now an even better companion for all health care professionals using evidence-based methodology in their research and practice.Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1?2):
Chapter 2 Asking Answerable Questions (pages 3?6):
Chapter 3 Finding the Evidence: How to Get the Most From Your Searching (pages 7?20):
Chapter 4 Critical Appraisal of Guidelines (pages 21?26):
Chapter 5 Appraising Systematic Reviews (pages 27?33):
Chapter 6 Appraising Diagnosis Articles (pages 34?41):
Chapter 7 Appraising Articles on Harm/Aetiology (pages 42?45):
Chapter 8 Appraising Prognosis Studies (pages 46?49):
Chapter 9 Appraising Therapy Articles (pages 50?58):
Chapter 10 Appraising Qualitative Studies (pages 59?64):
Chapter 11 Appraising Economic Evaluations (pages 65?70):
Chapter 12 Applying the Evidence (pages 71?78):
Chapter 13 Evidence?based Medicine: Glossary of Terms (pages 79?85):
Chapter 14 Selected Evidence?based Healthcare Resources on the Web (pages 86?93):
Chapter 15 Levels of Evidence (pages 94?96):
Chapter 16 Study Designs (pages 97?100):
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