How to read a paper: Critical appraisal of studies for application in healthcare

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 108-115

  Makela, M ^a   Witt, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Critical appraisal; Evidence based medicine; Healthcare problem; Study validity

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERVENTION STUDIES; JUDGMENT; PERIODICALS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 15244351001     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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