{"product_id":"users-guides-to-the-medical-literature-a-manual-for-evidencebased-clinical-practice-3e-9780071790710","title":"Users Guides to the Medical Literature A Manual","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe leading guide to the principles and clinical applications of evidence-based medicineâupdated with new examples and new chapters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Doody's Core Title for 2022 \u0026amp; 2024!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eRevised and updated to reflect the latest in medical research and evidence-based resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical focus and organization to guide clinicians through the fundamentals of using the medical literature to the more advanced strategies and skills for use in patient care, using the key questions to assess any new research:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are the results?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow serious is the risk of bias?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do I apply the results to patient care?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated real-world examples drawn from the medical literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew chapters that reflect the changing complexity of medical research and literature, including genetic association studies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, network meta-analysis, noninferiority trials, quality improvement, and evidence-based med\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword \u003cbr\u003e Preface \u003cbr\u003e The Foundations \u003cbr\u003e 1 How to Use the Medical Literature—and This Book—to Improve Your Patient Care \u003cbr\u003e 2 What Is Evidence-Based Medicine? \u003cbr\u003e 3 Evidence-Based Medicine and the Theory of Knowledge \u003cbr\u003e 4 What Is the Question? \u003cbr\u003e 5 Finding Current Best Evidence \u003cbr\u003e 6 Why Study Results Mislead: Bias and Random Error \u003cbr\u003e Therapy \u003cbr\u003e 7 Therapy (Randomized Trials) \u003cbr\u003e 8 How to Use a Noninferiority Trial \u003cbr\u003e 9 Does Treatment Lower Risk? Understanding the Results \u003cbr\u003e 10 Confidence Intervals: Was the Single Study or Meta-analysis Large Enough? \u003cbr\u003e 11 Advanced Topics in the Risk of Bias of Therapy Trials \u003cbr\u003e 11.1 An Illustration of Bias and Random Error \u003cbr\u003e 11.2 Surprising Results of Randomized Trials \u003cbr\u003e 11.3 Randomized Trials Stopped Early for Benefit \u003cbr\u003e 11.4 The Principle of Intention to Treat and Ambiguous Dropouts \u003cbr\u003e 11.5 N-of-1 Randomized Clinical Trials \u003cbr\u003e 11.6 Clinical Decision Support Systems \u003cbr\u003e 11.7 How to Use an Article About Quality Improvement \u003cbr\u003e 12 Advanced Topics in the Results of Therapy Trials \u003cbr\u003e 12.1 Hypothesis Testing \u003cbr\u003e 12.2 Understanding the Results: More About Odds Ratios \u003cbr\u003e 12.3 What Determines the Width of the Confidence Interval? \u003cbr\u003e 12.4 Composite End Points \u003cbr\u003e 12.5 Measuring Patients’ Experience \u003cbr\u003e 13 Advanced Topics in Applying the Results of Therapy Trials \u003cbr\u003e 13.1 Applying Results to Individual Patients \u003cbr\u003e 13.2 Numbers Needed to Treat \u003cbr\u003e 13.3 Misleading Presentations of Clinical Trial Results \u003cbr\u003e 13.4 Surrogate Outcomes \u003cbr\u003e 13.5 Qualitative Research \u003cbr\u003e Harm (Observational Studies) \u003cbr\u003e 14 Harm (Observational Studies) \u003cbr\u003e 15 Advanced Topics in Harm \u003cbr\u003e 15.1 Correlation and Regression \u003cbr\u003e Diagnosis \u003cbr\u003e 16 The Process of Diagnosis \u003cbr\u003e 17 Differential Diagnosis \u003cbr\u003e 18 Diagnostic Tests \u003cbr\u003e 19 Advanced Topics in Diagnosis \u003cbr\u003e 19.1 Spectrum Bias \u003cbr\u003e 19.2 Examples of Likelihood Ratios \u003cbr\u003e 19.3 Measuring Agreement Beyond Chance \u003cbr\u003e 19.4 Clinical Prediction Rules \u003cbr\u003e Prognosis \u003cbr\u003e 20 Prognosis \u003cbr\u003e 21 Advanced Topics in Prognosis \u003cbr\u003e 21.1 How to Use an Article About Genetic Association \u003cbr\u003e Summarizing the Evidence \u003cbr\u003e 22 The Process of a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis \u003cbr\u003e 23 Understanding and Applying the Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis \u003cbr\u003e 24 Network Meta-analysis \u003cbr\u003e 25 Advanced Topics in Systematic Reviews \u003cbr\u003e 25.1 Fixed-Effects and Random-Effects Models \u003cbr\u003e 25.2 How to Use a Subgroup Analysis \u003cbr\u003e Moving From Evidence to Action \u003cbr\u003e 26 How to Use a Patient Management Recommendation: Clinical Practice Guidelines and Decision Analyses \u003cbr\u003e 27 Decision Making and the Patient \u003cbr\u003e 28 Advanced Topics in Moving From Evidence to Action \u003cbr\u003e 28.1 Assessing the Strength of Recommendations: The GRADE Approach \u003cbr\u003e 28.2 Economic Analysis \u003cbr\u003e 28.3 Recommendations About Screening \u003cbr\u003e 28.4 Understanding Class Effects \u003cbr\u003e 28.5 Evidence-Based Practitioners and Evidence-Based Care \u003cbr\u003e 29 Teachers’ Guides to the Users’ Guides \u003cbr\u003e Glossary \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill Education - Europe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732178350423,"sku":"9780071790710","price":74.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780071790710.jpg?v=1719995853","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/users-guides-to-the-medical-literature-a-manual-for-evidencebased-clinical-practice-3e-9780071790710","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}