Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice (3rd Edition)

By Gordon Guyatt

Published by McGraw Hill / Medical on December 30, 2014

ISBN-10: 9780071790710 | ISBN-13: 978-0071790710

Print Length: 736 pages

The leading guide to the principles and clinical applications of evidence-based medicine, updated with new examples and chapters. Revised and updated to reflect the latest in medical research and evidence-based resources, this manual provides a practical focus and organization for clinicians to navigate from the fundamentals of using the medical literature to advanced strategies and skills for patient care. It addresses key questions such as: What are the results? How serious is the risk of bias? And how do I apply the results to patient care?

Updated real-world examples drawn from contemporary medical literature enhance understanding, while new chapters reflect the evolving complexity of medical research and literature, including genetic association studies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, network meta-analysis, noninferiority trials, quality improvement, and evidence-based medicine and the theory of knowledge.

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