Evidence-Based Medicine

A Framework for Clinical Practice

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Date

May 22, 1998

Format

Paperback, 263 pages

ISBN

0838524761 / 9780838524763

Edition Number
1

Language
English

Affiliations
UNIV OF CALIF-SAN FRANCISCO

Audience
College/higher education

Imprint
McGraw-Hill Medical

Publisher
McGraw-Hill

Country
United States

Copyright
1998

Dimensions
7 in Width x 0.54 in Thick

Weight
3.412 lb

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Overview

This book is a clinically oriented introduction to the new, emerging field of evidence-based medicine.

Table of contents

Section 1. Medical Decision-Making Techniques.
1. Refining Probability: An Introduction to the Use of Diagnosis Tests.
2. Decision Tests.
3. Treatment and Testing Thresholds.
4. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
Section 2. Accessing Medical Information.
5. Searching MEDLINE.
6. Searching the Internet.
7. Keeping up with the Medical Literature.
Section 3. Assessing the Validity of Medical Information.
8. Guide for Assessing the Validity of a Study.
9. Application of the Study Guide.
9.1 Guide Applied to a Study of a Diagnosis Test.
9.2 Guide Applied to a Study of an Intervention.
9.3 Guide Applied to a Study of Prognosis.
10. Evaluating Integrative Literature.