{"product_id":"the-pocket-guide-to-critical-appraisal","title":"The Pocket Guide to Critical Appraisal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis second edition of the popular guide to critical appraisal is a fully updated revision of the previous edition. Written in the same easily accessible style, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Pocket Guide to Critical Appraisal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e now provides annotated checklists of the most common research designs. Consistent with recent developments in evidence-based medicine, these checklists distinguish between the risk of bias in the conduct of published studies and the value of the findings for healthcare delivery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive new chapters have been added and the original chapters have been rewritten, making the new edition a complete and concise guide for the evaluation of research quality. In addition to the checklists, the book also:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003edescribes how to quickly identify the information needed for the critical appraisal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprovides simple explanations of statistical significance and the interpretation of confidence intervals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereviews the major sources of bias and their impact on research findings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexplains how to summarise the risk of bias\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoutlines the concept of certainty of evidence and how to calculate it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eidentifies the challenges in assessing the value of research findings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Pocket Guide to Critical Appraisal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an essential guide for all health professions and students who read research papers and use their findings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iain K. Crombie (Author)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52092228141377,"sku":"978-1119835240","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3087\/9041\/files\/32_215644f2-1390-4daf-bc10-ce132f91d031.webp?v=1786971556","url":"https:\/\/www.bookemporium.pk\/products\/the-pocket-guide-to-critical-appraisal","provider":"The Book Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}