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Discussion Group Advanced Level Bibliography

For this level, it is suggested inviting a clinician to participate in the discussions of the articles in sessions 3-6.

First Session

Greenhalgh T. How to read a paper: Assessing the methodological quality of published papers. BMJ 1997 Aug 2;315(7103):305-308. http://www.bmj.com/archive/7103/7103ed.htm
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Greenhalgh T. How to read a paper. Statistics for the non-statistician. I: Different types of data need different statistical tests. BMJ 1997 Aug 9;315(7104):364-366. http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/315/7104/364
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Greenhalgh T. How to read a paper. Statistics for the non-statistician. II: "Significant" relations and their pitfalls. BMJ 1997 Aug 16;315(7105):422-425. http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/315/7105/422

Second Session

Haynes RB, Wilczynski N, McKibbon KA, Walker CJ, Sinclair JC. Developing optimal search strategies for detecting clinically sound studies in MEDLINE. J Am Med Inform Assoc 1994 Nov;1(6):447-458.
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Wilczynski NL, Walker CJ, McKibbon KA, Haynes RBf. Reasons for the loss of sensitivity and specificity of methodologic MeSH terms and textwords in MEDLINE. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care 1995;436-440.
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Wilczynski, NL, Walker CJ, McKibbon KA, Haynes RB. Quantitative comparison of pre-explosions and subheadings with methodologic search terms in MEDLINE. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care 1994; 905-909.
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Wilczynski NL, Walker CJ, McKibbon KA, Haynes RB. Assessment of methodologic search filters in MEDLINE. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care 1993; 601-605.

Third Session

Jaeschke R, Guyatt GH, Sackett DL, Evidence Based Medicine Working Group. How to use an article about a diagnostic test. http://www.cche.net/principles/content_diagnosis.asp
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Read and evaluate one article about a diagnostic test, using criteria listed in above article.

Fourth Session

Guyatt GH, Sackett D, Cook DJ. How to use an article about therapy or prevention. http://www.cche.net/principles/content_therapy.asp
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Read and evaluate one article about therapy or prevention, using criteria listed in above article.

Fifth Session

Laupacis A, Wells G, Richardson WS, Tugwell P. How to use an article about prognosis. http://www.cche.net/principles/content_prognosis.asp
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Read and evaluate one article about prognosis, using criteria listed in above article.

Sixth Session

Levine M, Walter S, Lee H, Haines T, Holbrook A, Moyer V. How to use an article about harm. http://www.cche.net/principles/content_harm.asp
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Read and evaluate one article about harm, using criteria listed in above article.

Supplemental Articles

Here are some suggested clinical articles to read and critique. They were drawn from a list of articles identified by Dr. Robert Mrtek and Ann McKibbon. You can also find articles in the ACP Journal Club that your group could critique and then compare your analysis with the expert's commentary.

Diagnosis

Baxt WG, Skora J. Prospective validation of artificial neural network trained to identify acute myocardial infarction. Lancet. 1996 Jan 6;347:12-5. (Critiqued in ACP Journal Club. 1996 May-June;124:73.)

Therapy/Prevention

Shepherd J. Prevention of coronary heart disease with pravastatin in men with hypercholesterolemia. NEJM. 1995 Nov 16;333(20):1301-07.

Prevention article

Prevention of stroke by antihypertensive drug treatment in older persons with isolated systolic hypertension. Final results of the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly program. JAMA June 26, 1991;265(24):3255-64.

Therapy articles

The effect of digoxin on mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure. The Digitalis Investigation Group. NEJM. 1997 Feb 20;336(8):525-33.

Rosenfeld RM. Clinical efficacy of antimicrobial drugs for acute otitis media: metaanalyis of 5400 children from 33 randomized trials. J of Pediatrics, 1994 March;124(3):355-67.

Prognosis article

Fine MJ. Prognosis and outcomes of patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a meta-analysis. JAMA 1996 Jan 10;275(2):134-41.

Harm/Risk articles

Kujala UM. Relationship of leisure-time physical activity and mortality: the Finnish twin cohort. JAMA 1998 Feb 11;279(6): 440-444.

Thune I. Physical activity and the risk of breast cancer. NEJM. 1997 May1;336(18):1269-75.

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