A small animal clinician's guide to critical appraisal of the evidence in scientific literature.
There is a tremendous amount of medical literature available to the clinician. The challenge is to identify information that is useful and relevant for the patient population of interest. This article provides an overview of important considerations when critically appraising a report, such as selection of the study population, features of the study design used, potential sources of bias, and evaluation of the statistical evidence.
Trevejo
Rosalie T
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College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 East 2nd Street, Pomona, CA 91766-1854, USA. rtrevejo@westernu.edu
D000818:Animals; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000592:standards*