Interpreting the medical literature /
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| Author / Creator: | Gehlbach, Stephen H. |
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division, c2002. |
| Description: | xi, 296 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4825819 |
Table of Contents:
- Interpreting the Medical Literature 4th edition
- Preface
- 1. Tasting an Article
- Reasons to Read
- The Bones of an Article
- Approaching an Article
- 2. Study Design: General Considerations
- Descriptive Studies
- Explanatory Studies
- More Confusing Terminology
- Summary
- 3. Study Design: The Case-Control Approach
- Advantages of the Case-Control Design
- Problems of Case-Control Designs
- Summary
- 4. Study Design: The Cross-Sectional and Follow-up Approaches
- Cross-Sectional Designs Follow-up Studies
- Summary
- 5. Study Design: The Experimental Approach
- Enrollment: Who Gets In
- Allocation: Sorting Subjects & Controls
- Follow-Up
- Analysis
- Summary
- 6. Study Design: Variations
- Real-World Considerations
- Practical Constraints
- Ethical Concerns
- Summary
- 7. Making Measurements
- Reliability & Validity
- Variability of the Unsystematic Sort
- Systematic Error
- Reducing Measurement Error Summary
- 8. Analysis: Statistical Significance
- Inference
- Sampling Variability
- The Null Hypothesis & Statistical Significance
- Some Problems of Statistical Significance
- Beta Errors & Statistical Power Confidence Intervals
- Summary
- 9. Analysis: Some Statistical Tests
- Tests for Categorical Data
- Tests for Continuous Data
- Correlation
- Regression
- Summary
- 10. Interpretation: Sensitivity, Specificity, and Predictive Value
- Prevalence
- Making Choices
- Likelihood Ratios
- ROC Curves
- Modeling
- Spectrum
- Standards
- Summary
- 11. Interpretation: Risk
- Expressing Statements of Risk
- Risk Differences
- Balancing Risks
- Costs & Benefits
- Summary
- 12. Interpretation: Causes
- Confounding
- Dealing with Confounding
- Making Associations into Causes
- Summary
- 13. Case Series, Editorials, and Reviews
- Case Series
- Editorials & Letters to the Editor
- Reviews
- Summary
- 14. A Final Word
- Clarity
- Apologies, Tentative Conclusions, Self-Criticism, & the Like
- Critical Assistance
- The Final Word
- Summary
- Index
