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Author Pearson, Alan, 1948- author.

Title Critically appraising evidence for healthcare / Alan Pearson, Heather Loveday, Arja Holopainen
Published Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (67 pages)
Series Synthesis science in healthcare
Synthesis science in healthcare
Contents Section 1. Introduction to appraising evidence for healthcare -- Section 2. The nature of quantitative evidence -- Section 3. The nature of qualitative evidence -- Section 4. Critically appraising papers using the rapid assessment protocol internet database (RAPid) -- Section 5. Critical appraisal of a prognostic study -- Section 6. Critical appraisal of a risk study -- Section 7. Critical appraisal of an intervention study -- Section 8. Critical appraisal of a cost study -- Section 9. Critical appraisal of an experience study -- Section 10. -- Critical appraisal of a diagnostic study -- Section 11. Critical appraisal of a systematic review -- Section 12. Applying critical appraisal in professional practice through establishing a Journal Club
Summary Critically appraising an article is much more than simply reading it. Appraisal is a technique that will improve the effectiveness of your ability to read research and determine if it is of adequate quality. This book will teach you how to critically appraise all types of research using questions geared to the particular type of research. You will then be able to determine if the research results are valid and can be applied in practice
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
File Type Text (Electronic book)
Notes Description based on online resource; title from resource web page (Ovid, viewed March 30, 2020)
In Books@Ovid
Subject Evidence-based medicine.
Evidence-based nursing.
Evidence-Based Medicine
Evidence-Based Nursing
Review Literature as Topic
Evidence-Based Practice
Evidence-based nursing
Evidence-based medicine
Form Electronic book
Author Loveday, Heather, author
Holopainen, Arja, author
Ovid Technologies, Inc.
ISBN 9781469813097
1469813092
9781469813318
1469813319