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McGraw-Hill, Medical Publishing Division, New York
Provides health care professionals with a proven approach to reading and understanding research articles in medical journals. Filled with examples of current and classic medical studies, the Fourth Edition features new chapters on conflicting...
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Provides health care professionals with a proven approach to reading and understanding research articles in medical journals. Filled with examples of current and classic medical studies, the Fourth Edition features new chapters on conflicting studies, literature and public policy, and interpreting drug trials
Ch. 1. Tasting an article -- Ch. 2. Study design: general considerations -- Ch. 3. Study design: the case-control approach -- Ch. 4. Study design: the cross-sectional and follow-up approaches -- Ch. 5. Study design: the experimental approach -- Ch. 6. Study design: variations -- Ch. 7. Making measurements -- Ch. 8. Analysis: statistical significance -- Ch. 9. Analysis: some statistical tests -- Ch. 10. Interpretation: sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value -- Ch. 11. Interpretation: risk -- Ch. 12. Interpretation: causes -- Ch. 13. Case series, editorials, and reviews -- Ch. 14. A final word.