This text aims to help students and clinicians to understand the medical literature by instilling the essential skills necessary to evaluate article findings. The principles of study design, data analysis, statistical significance and data interpretation are all examined.

Interpreting the medical literature: Practical epidemiology for clinicians

Gehlbach, Stephen H.

Macmillan USA

This text helps students and clinicians better understand the medical literature by instilling the essential skills to critically evaluate article findings. The fundamental principles of study design, data analysis, statistical significance and data interpretation are examined in depth. Easy to read and highly practical, the test is an invaluable aid to researchers, practitioners and students.

Interpreting the Medical Literature

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

McGraw-Hill Book Co.

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.

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange

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Cut Through the Complexities of Medical Studies!
A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE!
Enhance your understanding and utilization of the information in medical journals with Stephen Gehlbach's Interpreting the Medical Literature. Written in a clear and entertaining style, this popular guide cuts through the complex language of research studies and makes reading medical publications a rewarding and pleasurable experience.
IMPROVE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF VITAL RESEARCH
<li>Comprehend medical literature and evaluate the significance of any study </li>
<li>Read research reports more quickly and easily</li>
<li>Make sense of dense, scientific prose</li>
<li>Learn about study design, measurement, statistical analysis, and interpretation </li>
<li>Sharpen your analytical skills on current and classic medical studies</li>
<li>Reinforce your knowledge of concepts with examples from actual medical literature</li>
<li>New to the Fifth Edition: a chapter on how to interpret conflicting studies; expanded discussions of meta-analysis and developing consensus; updated figures and charts</li>

Interpreting the Medical Literature: Fifth Edition

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