Evidence-Based Medicine Toolkit
2nd Edition
Published on 8. May 2008
112 pages
978-1-4051-7236-3 (ISBN)
Description
This bestselling pocket guide to the skills of evidence-basedmedicine succeeds in demystifying the terminology and processes ina handy and easy-to-follow format, all within the space of 100pages.
With an improved layout, this second edition ofEvidence-based Medicine Toolkit offers more up-to-dateguidance as well as new sections on important areas ofresearch.
New features of this second edition include:
* * A box for each major database showing how to search theevidence, and highlighting the differences between them
* Flow charts for different study types
* New critical appraisal sections on qualitative research andeconomic evaluation
* Expanded list of EBM resources on the net.
With these added features to make the job easier, the newToolkit is now an even better companion for all health careprofessionals using evidence-based methodology in their researchand practice.
Reviews / Votes
"Evidence-based Medicine Toolkit (2nd edition) serves a longtime need for an evidence-based medicine (EBM) book that is bothreliable yet does not intimidate the reader by its voluminoussize...It is a highly portable book...that could easily fitinto students' coat pockets and is immensely readable andcomplete...The excellent layout of the book with its prominentdisplay of key tables containing relevant information stands outand make these tools readily usuable. In summary, the text is handyand well organised and offers comprehensive information on EBM forboth medical students and busy practitioners conversant with thebasic principles of EBM." EBM Volume 11, August 2006More details
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Additional editions
C. Heneghan
Evidence-based Medicine Toolkit 2e
Software
01/2008
Wiley
€34.41
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Carl Heneghan | Douglas Badenoch
Evidence-Based Medicine Toolkit
Book
03/2006
2nd Edition
BMJ Books
€37.50
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Persons
Carl Heneghan, Research Fellow, Centre for Evidence-based Medicineand Specialist Registrar, Department of Primary Care, University ofOxford, UK
Douglas Badenoch, Minervation Ltd, Oxford, UK
Content
1. Introduction.
2. Asking answerable questions.
3. Finding the evidence: how to get the most from yoursearching.
4. Critical appraisal of guidelines.
5. Appraising systematic reviews.
6. Appraising diagnosis articles.
7. Appraising articles on harm/aetiology.
8. Appraising prognosis studies.
9. Appraising therapy articles.
10. Appraising qualitative studies.
11. Appraising economic evaluations.
12. Applying the evidence.
13. Evidence-based medicine: glossary of terms.
14. Selected evidence-based healthcare resources on the web.
15. Levels of evidence.
16. Study designs.
Index
