Understanding Clinical Papers is a popular and well established introduction to reading clinical papers. It unravels the process of evidence-based practice, using real papers to illustrate how to understand and evaluate published research, and provides clear explanations of important research-related topics. This third edition includes new chapters on qualitative research including descriptive studies, mixed methods, sampling and populations, identifying and summarizing characteristics, and measuring the characteristics. It also explains how topic guides are used to explore and explain participants experiences and how qualitative data are analysed. Fully revised and updated with new examples of real clinical papers Understanding Clinical Papers remains an invaluable resource for all healthcare professionals and an ultimate guide for everyone who reads clinical literature. From a review of Understanding Clinical Papers 2eThe writing style is amazingly clear and does not require formal course work in biostatistics or epidemiologyWe strongly recommend it for beginners and for easy entry into a complex domain and to experts who we think will enjoy it and who will find it useful as they teach, advise and help others. QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE
