Studying a Study and Testing a Test

Studying a Study and Testing a Test, Seventh Edition, is a comprehensive textbook, interactive exercises, and real research articles package designed for use alongside Journal Clubs in medical, nursing, and other health professions programs. It employs the authors proven, step-by-step framework and strengthens students and residents' ability to recognize meaningful studies, identify potential study flaws, and apply solid evidence in clinical decision-making. The eBook is available for purchase and offers 24/7 access on multiple devices, the ability to highlight and share notes, and more.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 386 pages
Publication date: 07 October 2020
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health

This comprehensive textbook, interactive exercises, and real research articles package is designed for use alongside Journal Clubs conducted in medical, nursing, and other health professions programs, as well as in evidence-based medicine courses. It employs the authors proven, step-by-step framework and strengthens students and residents' ability to recognize a meaningful study, identify potential study flaws, and apply solid evidence in clinical decision-making.

Class-tested by students in leading medical schools, Studying a Study and Testing a Test, Seventh Edition, features a suite of resources ideal for traditional learning, flipped-classroom approaches, and distance learning:

Interactive online Journal Club review, available on the Point, reinforces the fundamentals of critiquing research using simulated studies and flaw-catching exercises, which help you prepare for success on Step 2, Step 3, and other certifying examinations.

The M.A.A.R.I.E. framework provides a questions-to-ask approach for critical review of clinical research from observational and randomized studies to decision analyses and cost-effectiveness analyses.

Reading the Research, available on the Point, provides full-length articles and abstracts that prompt critical reading and interactive discussions of case-control studies, cohort studies, and randomized controlled trials.

New flaw-catching exercises included at the end of each unit provide additional practice using the M.A.A.R.I.E. approach to recognize study flaws.

eBook available for purchase. Today's eBooks can transform learning. These interactive, fully searchable tools offer 24/7 access on multiple devices, the ability to highlight and share notes, and more.

Weight: 762g
Dimension: 178 x 254 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781975120894
Edition number: 7 ed