Critical Appraisal of Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials

"This book bridges the gap between epidemiological and clinical reasoning by applying a consistent method to questions of aetiology, clinical therapy, and health care management. It Is designed to help the reader use their existing skills and knowledge within a framework of critical appraisal that can be applied to any type of study assessing the relationship between what Is experienced, and what eventuates. Cause and effect, error and bias, confounding, cohort studies, systematic review, and meta-analysis are just some of the Issues covered. The language is accessible, and statistical Issues are explained clearly without complex mathematics. Each chapter concludes with self-assessment questions. This new edition Is revised throughout and includes many new sections such as those covering developments in epidemiological and clinical thinking, and applications to clinical and health policy Issues."--BOOK JACKET.Elwood, J. Mark is the author of 'Critical Appraisal of Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780198529552 and ISBN 0198529554.