Critical appraisal is one of the key skills of evidence-based practice and is now increasingly being taught in dental schools. Here we outline the key principles of appraising randomised controlled ...

Critical appraisal is one of the key skills of evidence-based practice and is now increasingly being taught in dental schools. Here we outline the key principles of appraising systematic reviews. a ...

This is a revision of an earlier draft letter which was published erroneously. The author was provided with this revised letter and chose to not respond further. I would like to thank the editors of ...

Evidence-based practice (EBP) has increasingly been put forth as a new paradigm of social work practice. One of the critical elements of EBP is the ability of consumers of research to be able to ...

This course is part of The Applied Sciences of Oncology (ASO) distance-learning course.AimTo provide an understanding of statistical methodology sufficient for oncologists to critically appraise the ...

Chris Patterson works for the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. The project described in this article was funded by the Medical Research Council's Population ...