In 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.
Guides 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?
Takes 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.