Interpreting the medical literature
By: Stephen H. Gehlbach.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Medical literature; Medicine -- Research; Epidemiology -- Terminology
Genres: Terminology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Tasting an article; title: Ch. 2. Study design: general considerations; title: Ch. 3. Study design: the case-control approach; title: Ch. 4. Study design: the cross-sectional and follow-up approaches; title: Ch. 5. Study design: the experimental approach; title: Ch. 6. Study design: variations; title: Ch. 7. Making measurements; title: Ch. 8. Analysis: statistical significance; title: Ch. 9. Analysis: some statistical tests; title: Ch. 10. Interpretation: sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value; title: Ch. 11. Interpretation: risk; title: Ch. 12. Interpretation: causes; title: Ch. 13. Case series, editorials, and reviews; title: Ch. 14. A final word.