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Friedland, Daniel J.. Evidence-Based Medicine. McGraw-Hill Medical, 1998.

Evidence-Based Medicine

Authors: Daniel J. Friedland

Published:  May 1998

eISBN: 9780071640466 0071640460 | ISBN: 9780838524763
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  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Importance of Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Definition of Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Components of Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Structure of This Book
  • Section i: Medical decision-making techniques
  • 1: Refining Probability: An Introduction to the Use of Diagnostic Tests
  • Introduction: An Approach to the Art of Medical Diagnosis
  • An Equation for the Use of Diagnostic Tests: “What We Thought Before” + “Test Information” = “What We Think After”
  • Maximizing Your Pretest Probability Estimates: “What We Thought Before”
  • Published Studies: Sifting the Wheat From the Chaff
  • Sensitivity, Specificity, Predictive Value, & Likelihood Ratios Explained: “Test Information”
  • Putting the Equation Back Together Using Likelihood Ratios: “What We Think After”
  • Summary
  • 2: Decision Analysis
  • Introduction to Decision Analysis
  • The Five Steps of Decision Analysis
  • Advanced Methods of Decision Analysis
  • Limitations of Decision Analysis
  • Summary
  • 3: Treatment & Testing Thresholds
  • The Treatment Threshold: To Treat or Not to Treat
  • Determining the Treatment Threshold: Decision Analysis Again
  • The Decision to Test & the Testing Thresholds:Will This Test Change My Treatment Decision?
  • Calculating the Testing Thresholds: Likelihood Ratios Revisited
  • Putting It All Together: A Final Example Using All Thresholds
  • Limitations of Threshold Analysis
  • Summary
  • 4: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
  • Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
  • The Five Steps of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
  • Limitations of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
  • Summary
  • Section ii: Accessing medical information
  • 5: Searching Medline
  • Introduction
  • Access Methods: Common Threads & Software Differences
  • Organization of the Primary Database
  • Search Strategies
  • Bypassing MeSH—The Metathesaurus
  • Displaying, Saving, & Printing MEDLINE Search Information
  • Time-Limited Searches & Future Updates
  • Software Access to Medline
  • Use of Bibliographic Software With Medline
  • Specific Suggestions for Enhancing Evidence-Based Medicine With the Use of Medline
  • Common Pitfalls in Searching
  • Summary
  • 6: Searching the Internet
  • Introduction
  • Components of the Internet
  • Is Medical Information on the Internet Valid?
  • The World Wide Web: Specific Sites & Suggestions
  • 7: Keeping Up With the Medical Literature
  • Introduction: The Medical Literature as Office Furniture
  • A Strategic Approach
  • Summary
  • Section iii: Assessing the Validity of Medical Information
  • 8: Guide for Assessing the Validity of a Study
  • Introduction
  • Analytic Study Guide Outline
  • Analytic Study Guide Explanation
  • Analytic Study Guide Summary
  • Guide Modified for Descriptive Studies
  • 9: Application of the Study Guide
  • 9.1: Guide Applied to a Study of a Diagnostic Test
  • 9.2: Guide Applied to a Study of an Intervention
  • 9.3: Guide Applied to a Study of Prognosis
  • 10: Evaluating Integrative Literature
  • Introduction
  • Evaluating Overviews & Meta-Analyses
  • Evaluating Practice Guidelines
  • Evaluating Decision Analyses
  • Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness Analyses
  • Summary
  • Appendix: Life Table
  • Index