Testing Treatments: Better Research for Better Healthcare
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (683 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1905177488 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 199 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Other new chapters explore how over-regulation of research can work against the best interests of patients, and how robust evidence from research can be drawn together to shape the practice of healthcare in ways that allow treatment decisions to be reached jointly by patients and clinicians.. The second edition of Testing Treatments has been extensively revised and updated with a thought-provoking chapter on screening, explaining why early diagnosis is not always better
About the Author Paul Glasziou is Director of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine University of Oxford and editor of the journal Evidence Based Medicine (BMJ Publishing Group)Chris Del Mar is Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University and Associate Editor of Evidence Based Medicine Janet Salisbury is Director of Biotext and responsible for the book's high quality design
Disappointed I was disappointed with this book. I was looking for a book that would tell me how to evaluate my own treatments by myself.. Clinical trials are not always what they seem to be Julien Hoffman A simple account of how clinical trials can go wrong. As a physician I would have liked more detail, but it accomplishes what it set out to do.. Excellent and easy read with great insights Iatros This book is an excellent and easy read. It provides great insights that help readers understand the basic concepts to know if you are getting quality health care and provides good foundations on what to ask and approach medical recommendations. It has some fantastic examples illustrating how people can be harmed when given untested treatments that apparently made good sense. It shows how scientific evidence has hel
Paul Glasziou is Director of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine University of Oxford and editor of the journal Evidence Based Medicine (BMJ Publishing Group)Chris Del Mar is Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University and Associate Editor of Evidence Based Medicine Janet Salisbury is Director of Biotext and responsible for the book's high quality design