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How to Read a Paper

How to Read a Paper

The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine and Healthcare

by Trisha Greenhalgh
Paperback
Publication Date: 08/12/2017

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Required reading in many medical and healthcare institutions, How to Read a Paper is a clear and wide-ranging introduction to evidence-based medicine and healthcare, helping readers to understand its central principles, critically evaluate published data, and implement the results in practical settings. Author Trisha Greenhalgh guides readers through each fundamental step of inquiry, from searching the literature to assessing methodological quality and appraising statistics.

How to Read a Paper addresses the common criticisms of evidence-based healthcare, dispelling many of its myths and misconceptions, while providing a pragmatic framework for testing the validity of healthcare literature. Now in its sixth edition, this informative text includes new and expanded discussions of study bias, political interference in published reports, medical statistics, big data and more.

  • Offers user-friendly guidance on evidence-based healthcare that is applicable to both experienced and novice readers
  • Authored by an internationally recognised practitioner and researcher in evidence-based healthcare and primary care
  • Includes updated references, additional figures, improved checklists and more

How to Read a Paper is an ideal resource for healthcare students, practitioners and anyone seeking an accessible introduction to evidence-based healthcare.

ISBN:
9781119484745
9781119484745
Category:
Clinical & internal medicine
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
08-12-2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
John\Wiley#& Sons, Incorporated
Country of origin:
United States
Edition:
6th Edition
Dimensions (mm):
213.4x137.2x17.8mm
Weight:
0.39kg
Trisha Greenhalgh

Professor Trisha Greenhalgh is a GP and internationally recognised academic who works as a senior professor at the University of Oxford and has appeared on Woman's Hour and The Today Programme. She is the author of over 400 academic papers and 15 textbooks, including the bestselling book How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine.

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