How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine and Healthcare
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7th Ed.
© 2025 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Trisha Greenhalgh; Paul Dijkstra
ISBN-13: 978-1-394-20690-2
Health Education, Research, Evidence Based Medicine, Nursing Education, Basic Sciences
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Learn to assess published research in this best-selling introduction to evidence-based healthcare
Evidence-based practices have revolutionized medical care. Clinical and scientific papers have something to offer practitioners at every level of the profession, from students to established clinicians in medicine, nursing and allied professions. Novices are often intimidated by the idea of reading and appraising the research literature. How to Read a Paper demystifies this process with a thorough, engaging introduction to how clinical research papers are constructed and how to evaluate them. Now fully updated to incorporate new areas of research, readers of the seventh edition of How to Read a Paper will also find:
- • A careful balance between the principles of evidence-based healthcare and clinical practice
- • New chapters covering consensus methods, mechanistic evidence, big data and artificial intelligence
- • Detailed coverage of subjects like assessing methodological quality, systemic reviews and meta-analyses, qualitative research, and more.
How to Read a Paper is ideal for all healthcare students and professionals seeking an accessible introduction to evidence-based healthcare – particularly those sitting undergraduate and postgraduate exams and preparing for interviews.
While the preface offers the book to everyone, the principal audience is clinicians faced with the overwhelming volume of published medical literature who want to be able to differentiate which studies are worthwhile and should change an aspect of their practice. The analysis of where medical practice is and where it needs to be headed makes this book imperative for clinicians and policymakers, medical leadership and academics alike.
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"This book adds much to the evidence-based practice debates. After discussing the mechanics of the evidence, it analyzes why it is difficult to change practice habits and how to address these issues. This is a valuable book for every academic library."
-- Vincent Carr, DO, MSA, FACC, FACP (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences) - Doody's Review - previous edition
"This title accomplishes efficiently what many similar books cannot. The author offers a practical, readable summary of the principles of evidence-based medicine for practicing physicians and physicians-in-training."
-- Martha Carvour, MD, PhD (University of Iowa College of Public Health) Doody's Review - previous edition
Specialty Score: 2.67 Health Sciences - Medical Education & Informatics
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