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Evaluating Medical Research
- Types of scientific evidenceDifferent types of evidence are ranked and described in a clear infographic.
- Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine: Critical Appraisal ToolsCritical appraisal worksheets for many different kinds of research papers.
- JBI Critical Appraisal ToolsChecklists to help you evaluate many different kinds of research papers.
How to Read Medical Research
How to Read a PaperPublication Date: 2014In a clear and engaging style, How to Read a Paper demystifies evidence-based medicine and explains how to critically appraise published research and also put the findings into practice.
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: a Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3EPublication Date: 2014Guides clinicians through the fundamentals of using the medical literature using the key questions to assess any new research: What are the results? How serious is the risk of bias? How do I apply the results to patient care?
Critical Appraisal from Papers to PatientPublication Date: 2017Takes the reader step by step through the process so that any journal article can be easily read, evidence evaluated and the results - and their reliability - truly understood.
