医学文献解釈（第４版）<br>Interpreting the Medical Literature （4 SUB）

医学文献解釈（第４版）
Interpreting the Medical Literature （4 SUB）

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 296 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780071387620
  • DDC分類 610.72

基本説明

New chapters on: current controversies how to interpret conflicting studies and on literature and public policy, how the medical literature influences public policy and behavior.

Full Description


This book provides health care professionals with a proven approach to reading and understanding research articles in medical journals. Filled with examples of current and classic medical studies, the fourth edition features new chapters on conflicting studies, literature and public policy, and interpreting drug trials.

Contents

Interpreting the Medical Literature4th editionPreface1. Tasting an ArticleReasons to ReadThe Bones of an ArticleApproaching an Article2. Study Design: General ConsiderationsDescriptive StudiesExplanatory StudiesMore Confusing TerminologySummary3. Study Design: The Case-Control ApproachAdvantages of the Case-Control DesignProblems of Case-Control DesignsSummary4. Study Design: The Cross-Sectional and Follow-up ApproachesCross-Sectional DesignsFollow-up StudiesSummary5. Study Design: The Experimental ApproachEnrollment: Who Gets InAllocation: Sorting Subjects & ControlsFollow-UpAnalysisSummary6. Study Design: VariationsReal-World ConsiderationsPractical ConstraintsEthical ConcernsSummary7. Making MeasurementsReliability & ValidityVariability of the Unsystematic SortSystematic ErrorReducing Measurement ErrorSummary8. Analysis: Statistical SignificanceInferenceSampling VariabilityThe Null Hypothesis & Statistical SignificanceSome Problems of Statistical SignificanceBeta Errors & Statistical PowerConfidence IntervalsSummary9. Analysis: Some Statistical TestsTests for Categorical DataTests for Continuous DataCorrelationRegressionSummary10. Interpretation: Sensitivity, Specificity, and Predictive ValuePrevalenceMaking ChoicesLikelihood RatiosROC CurvesModelingSpectrumStandardsSummary11. Interpretation: RiskExpressing Statements of RiskRisk DifferencesBalancing RisksCosts & BenefitsSummary12. Interpretation: CausesConfoundingDealing with ConfoundingMaking Associations into CausesSummary13. Case Series, Editorials, and ReviewsCase SeriesEditorials & Letters to the EditorReviewsSummary14. A Final WordClarityApologies, Tentative Conclusions, Self-Criticism, & the LikeCritical AssistanceThe Final WordSummaryIndexNER(01): WOW