Review
"...this book is an excellent review of the components of a clinical paper and a worthwhile reference work." (Applied Clinical Trials, December 2001) "I would recommend this publication to student nurses" (Primary Health Care, November 2001) "clearly written utilizing real papers as examples" (Oncology, Vol.62, No.1, 2002) "This friendly informal paperback book is a bargain at the price" (Quality in Health Care, December 2001) "This is a most useful book which I would recommend in particular for students of all disciplines and practitioners involved in research activity." (Accident Emergency Nursing, January 2002) "Any one of us reading clinical literature, preparing or reviewing material for publication would find this guide extremely useful and easy to read. I think that probably covers just about all of us!" (Pharmaceutical Physician, March 2002) "...The results and concepts are explained simply and clearly..." (NeLH, 25 July 2002)
Review
"...this book is an excellent review of the components of a clinical paper and a worthwhile reference work." (Applied Clinical Trials, December 2001) "I would recommend this publication to student nurses" (Primary Health Care, November 2001) "clearly written utilizing real papers as examples" (Oncology, Vol.62, No.1, 2002) "This friendly informal paperback book is a bargain at the price" (Quality in Health Care, December 2001) "This is a most useful book which I would recommend in particular for students of all disciplines and practitioners involved in research activity." (Accident Emergency Nursing, January 2002) "Any one of us reading clinical literature, preparing or reviewing material for publication would find this guide extremely useful and easy to read. I think that probably covers just about all of us!" (Pharmaceutical Physician, March 2002) "...The results and concepts are explained simply and clearly..." (NeLH, 25 July 2002)
Quality in Health Care, December 2001
"This friendly informal paperback book is a bargain at the price"
NeLH, 25 July 2002
"...The results and concepts are explained simply and clearly..."
Book Description
Emphasis on evidence-based medicine has required clinicians to implement and collate information from clinical journals as part of their everyday work, yet the content of journal articles is often hard to comprehend and the validity of results and conclusions difficult to determine. This title takes a fresh and original approach to teach its readers the basic skills needed to read and understand a clinical paper. - Everything explained from the ground up
- Practical approach with illustrations used for every term
- Follows sequence of a typical paper
- Concentrates on most complex areas of a paper
Understanding Clinical Papers explains all you ever needed to know to comprehend completely all aspects of a typical clinical research paper. It is for everyone involved directly, or indirectly, in health care; an ultimate guide for those who read clinical literature.
Book Info
Univ. of Leeds, UK. Explains all aspects of a typical clinical research paper, from the ground up. Takes a practical approach with illustrations shown for every term and follows the sequence of a typical paper. For those involved directly or indirectly in health care. Softcover. DNLM: Journalism, Medical.
From the Back Cover
Emphasis on evidence-based medicine has required clinicians to implement and collate information from clinical journals as part of their everyday work, yet the content of journal articles is often hard to comprehend and the validity of results and conclusions difficult to determine. This title takes a fresh and original approach to teach its readers the basic skills needed to read and understand a clinical paper. - Everything explained from the ground up
- Practical approach with illustrations used for every term
- Follows sequence of a typical paper
- Concentrates on most complex areas of a paper
Understanding Clinical Papers explains all you ever needed to know to comprehend completely all aspects of a typical clincal research paper. It is for everyone involved directly, or indirectly, in health care; an ultimate guide for those who read clinical literature. Rating 3.0
Good book for pre-medsI'm teaching a class on understanding the clinical literature to Master's level pre-medical students. This book does a good job of describing the basics of the different kinds of clinical studies and the statistics appropriate for each one. Anyone who's really into research or statistics will find this book too basic, but it's a good starting point for pre-meds or docs with no research experience. The examples are a little annoying, because it takes a while to absorb the content in each one--long walks for short drinks. Re-usiing the same examples in different places would have worked better. | 
