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PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

MULTICULTURAL MEDICINE N HEALTH DISPARIT

MULTICULTURAL MEDICINE N HEALTH DISPARIT

INTERPRETING THE MEDICAL LITERATURE: PRA

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Cut Through the Complexities of Medical Studies!

A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE!

Enhance your understanding and utilization of the information in medical journals with Stephen Gehlbach's Interpreting the Medical Literature. Written in a clear and entertaining style, this popular guide cuts through the complex language of research studies and makes reading medical publications a rewarding and pleasurable experience.

IMPROVE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF VITAL RESEARCH

Comprehend medical literature and evaluate the significance of any study Read research reports more quickly and easilyMake sense of dense, scientific proseLearn about study design, measurement, statistical analysis, and interpretation Sharpen your analytical skills on current and classic medical studiesReinforce your knowledge of concepts with examples from actual medical literatureNew to the Fifth Edition: a chapter on how to interpret conflicting studies; expanded discussions of meta-analysis and developing consensus; updated figures and charts
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Author GEHLBACH
Table Of Content

Ch. 1. Tasting an Article

Ch. 2. Study Design: General Considerations

Ch. 3. Study Design: The Case-Control Approach

Ch. 4. Study Design: The Cross-Sectional and Follow-up Approaches

Ch. 5. Study Design: The Experimental Approach

Ch. 6. Study Design: Variations

Ch. 7. Making Measurements

Ch. 8. Analysis: Statistical Significance

Ch. 9. Analysis: Some Statistical Tests

Ch. 10. Interpretation: Sensitivity, Specificity, and Predictive Value

Ch. 11. Interpretation: Risk

Ch. 12. Interpretation: Causes

Ch. 13. Case Series, Editorials, and Reviews

Ch. 14. A Final Word

Publish Date 17 Feb 2006
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