Medical Library Association | Education : Evidence-Based Health Care

MLA Satellite Teleconference
Evidence-Based Health Care in Action

Discussion Group Intermediate Level Bibliography

First Session

Richardson WS ; Wilson MC ; Nishikawa J ; Hayward RS. The well-built clinical question: a key to evidence-based decisions. ACP J Club 1995 Nov-Dec;123(3):A12-3.
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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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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.

Second 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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Greenhalgh T. How to read a paper: papers that report diagnostic or screening tests. BMJ 1997 Aug 30;315(7107):540-543. http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/315/7107/540

Third Session

Guyatt GH, Sackett D, Cook DJ. How to use an article about therapy or prevention. http://www.cche.net/principles/content_therapy.asp

Fourth Session

Laupacis A, Wells G, Richardson WS, Tugwell P. How to use an article about prognosis. http://www.cche.net/principles/content_prognosis.asp

Fifth 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

Sixth Session

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

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