How to Review and Apply Findings of Healthcare Research Khalid S Khan Regina Kunz Jos Kleijnen Gerd Antes £19.95,  978-1-85315-525-3,  137pp,  Paperback,  February 2003 Highly Commended in the Basis of Medicine category, BMA Medical Book Competition 2003 READ A SAMPLE CHAPTER FREE ONLINE

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Systematic reviews underpin evidence-based medicine. All healthcare professionals would benefit from an understanding of the principles of preparing reviews. Why are certain studies selected and others rejected? How are all these studies analysed? This book simplifies and explains the key steps involved in reviewing literature, so that the reader is in a position to assess the recommendations of published reviews and practice guidelines and undertake a review themselves.

Contents:
Steps of a systematic review. Step 1: Framing questions for a review; Step 2: Identifying relevant literature; Step 3: Assessing the quality of the literature; Step 4: Summarizing the evidence; Step 5: Interpreting the findings.

Case studies. Case study 1: Identifying and appraising systematic reviews; Case study 2: Reviewing evidence on safety of a public health intervention; Case study 3: Reviewing evidence on the effectiveness of therapy; Case study 4: Reviewing evidence on test accuracy.

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