Users Guides to the Medical Literature A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice PDF
Completely revised and updated with all new coverage of the basic issues in evidence-based medicine in patient care Abundant real-world examples drawn from the medical literature are woven throughout, and include important related principles and pitfalls in using clinical research in patient care decisions Edited by over 60 internationally recognized editors and contributors from around the globe Also look for JAMAevidence.com, a new interactive database for the best practice of evidence based medicine Includes: 1. How to Use the Medical Literature–and This Book–to Improve Your Patient Care 2. The Philosophy of Evidence-Based Medicine 3. What Is the Question? 4. Finding the Evidence 5. Why Study Results Mislead: Bias and Random Error 6. Therapy (Randomized Trials) 7. Does Treatment Lower Risk? Understanding the Results 8. Confidence Intervals 9. Harm (Observational Studies) 10. The Process of Diagnosis 11. Differential Diagnosis 12. Diagnostic Tests 13. Progno...