Critical Appraisal of Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials

Critical appraisal is central to the development of rational health care and evidence-based medicine, by applying it to questions of aetiology, clinical therapy, and health care management. The reader will learn how to assess the strengths and weaknesses of new studies, and how to conduct their own studies.

Author: Elwood
Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
Published: 02/02/2017
Pages: 498
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780199682898

About the Author
Mark Elwood, Professor of Cancer Epidemiology, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Mark Elwood studied medicine in the UK and epidemiology and public health in the US and Canada. He has been a Professor of epidemiology in Nottingham, England, Vancouver, Canada, Melbourne, Australia, and Dunedin and Auckland in New Zealand. His contributions have been in cancer aetiology, prevention and early diagnosis, but include studies of birth defects, health care outcomes, and many clinical topics. He first produced this text in 1988 and has used it and its developments in teaching his evidence based approach to clinical appraisal to health practitioners, health managers, and postgraduate and undergraduate students.