Studying a study & testing a test
By: Richard Riegelman
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Heath; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780781774260
Subjects: Epidemiologic Methods; Evidence-Based Medicine; Methods; Biometry
Other titles: Studying a study and testing a test
Description: Evidence-based information plays a critical role in clinical practice decisions. Secondary sources are often unreliable; it.s up to the student, then, to critically assess peer-reviewed research literature. Using a highly structured yet accessible method, this text teaches students to critically analyze research from primary sources. Step-by-step approach. learn to recognize a meaningful study, clues to potential study flaws, and ways to apply solid evidence in clinical practice. Simple 6-point framework. learn to evaluate studies in terms of the authors trademark mnemonic device, M.A.A.R.I.E. (Methods, Assignment, Assessment, Results, Interpretation and Extrapolation). Unique Learning Aids - question checklists, real-world scenarious, flaw-catching exercises and more help to make complex concepts easy to grasp.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Studying a study and testing a test / Richard K. Riegelman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Studying a study : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, method, assignment, assessment; title: Studying a study : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, results; title: Studying a study : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, interpretation, extrapolation; title: Randomized controlled trials; title: Observational studies; title: Safety; title: Meta-analysis; title: Testing a test : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, method, assignment, and assessment; title: Testing a test : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, results, interpretation, extrapolation; title: Screening : prediction and decision rules; title: Decision and cost-effectiveness analysis : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, method, assignment, assessment; title: Decision and cost-effectiveness analysis : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, results, interpretation, extrapolation; title: A guide to the guidelines; title: Translating evidence into practice.