Studying a Study and Testing a Test: How to Read the Medical Evidence

Medical Writings: Book Notes7 November 2000Studying a Study and Testing a Test: How to Read the Medical EvidenceHelen K. Delichatsios, MDHelen K. Delichatsios, MDHarvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts. (Delichatsios)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-133-9-200011070-00040 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Fourth edition. Riegelman RK. 356 pages. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2000. $32.95. ISBN 0781718600. Order phone 800-638-0672.Field of medicine: Evidence-based medicine.Format: Softcover book and CD-ROM.Audience: Practicing physicians, physician assistants, nurses, trainees, public health professionals, and administrators.Purpose: To offer a practical, enjoyable, step-by-step approach to thoughtful, critical, and ultimately more efficient reading of the medical literature.Content: The book comprises five sections and a comprehensive glossary. The first two sections on study design and diagnostic and screening tests provide a uniform framework with which to evaluate different types of studies and properties of tests. A brief ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts. (Delichatsios) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 7 November 2000Volume 133, Issue 9Page: 760KeywordsClinical epidemiologyDecision analysisDecision treesEvidence based medicineExerciseHealth careMedical educationPrevention, policy, and public healthQuality adjusted life yearsSoftware tools ePublished: 7 November 2000 Issue Published: 7 November 2000 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...