title: [Critical reading of clinical investigation reports in pregraduate students].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the development of critical reading (CR) of clinical research texts (CRT) in medical students.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 65 students an instrument for the evaluation of CR of CRT was applied. Four groups from three universities were studied: an academic excellence group (n = 21), B1 (n = 19) and B2 (n = 12), C (n = 13). The instrument had eight CRT with 150 items; 50 items to any of the following indicators: interpretation, judgment and proposition. The items were balanced in 50 % false and 50 % true. It was analyzed the global management degrade and by indicator.
  
  
  METHODS
  Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U test was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Age 22 (median) 20-28 (range) years, gender 56.9 % women, without differences between the three universities. The global score was 50.5 (8 to 112). Group A had statistically significant higher results in global score and by indicator (p < 0.001) in relation with the other universities. According to the interpretation, judgment and proposition indicators, group A had the higher score.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results are similar to those observed in medical residents, because the development degrade for CR reading was low.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia Luis Castelazo Ayala, Distrito Federal, México. scarranzal@mexis.com
authors.forename: Sebastián
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carranza-Lira
authors.forename: Rosa María
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Arce-Herrera
authors.forename: Rosalba Isabel
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Leyva-Salas
authors.forename: Félix Arturo
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Leyva-González
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D035843:Biomedical Research; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D011932:Reading; D013337:Students, Medical; D055815:Young Adult