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Stephen H. Gehlbach (Author)

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"If some of us are not ready for the other vertiginous rides then we should start off with Gelbach, we will definitely step off feeling smarter ..." "His approach to methodology and design of studies makes delightful reading." (Journal of American Medical Association ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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This text helps students and clinicians better understand the medical literature by instilling the essential skills to critically evaluate article findings. The fundamental principles of study design, data analysis, statistical significance and data interpretation are examined in depth. Easy to read and highly practical, the test is an invaluable aid to researchers, practitioners and students.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference, Aug 13 2004
By M.H. "Downbeat" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Interpreting the Medical Literature (Paperback)
A statistician might find Gehlbach's explanations a bit too simplistic, but I think it gives a fantastic overview of how to approach interpretation of journal articles. An attending asked us to buy the second edition of this book when I was a 3rd Year med student, and I still use it today teaching residents. He does an excellent job using examples from the literature to illustrate his points. And, unlike other statistical texts, the index can help you grasp topics like the null hypothesis or type I error very quickly.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for medical epidemiology!, Mar 17 2007
By SouthTemple - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Interpreting the Medical Literature: Fifth Edition (Paperback)
I bought this book because I had no training in statistics and was feeling frustrated by having to memorize meaningless things for exams. I mean, that the short term memorization of sensitivity/specificity, prevalence, odds rations, these kinds of things was hard for me and then I would forget what they meant immediately after the exam.

That is not the best way to learn medical stats. So, in despair I looked for a good book to actually learn what is behind the short-hand notation I had been learning. This book actually teaches what it all means! The author is also pretty friendly and funny and I found that his humor was really helpful for absorbing the points he was making. He took the basic information and expanded it, so that now I really do understand the different studies and how to interpret their results. Well, I am no expert but at least I have a decent working knowledge of what is behind a research article. Good book, and it explains things very well.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Beneficial Book!, Feb 12 2011
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This review is from: Interpreting the Medical Literature: Fifth Edition (Paperback)
I purchased this book for my Literature Evaluation course in grad school and it has proved to be extremely helpful and beneficial. I've talked to some of the upperclassmen who purchased the book last year and they still use it on rotations and for journal clubs. From my understanding, none of the upperclassmen were willing to sell their books because they felt it was such a valuable resource for them. If you spend time actually trying to understand the material in the book, it will be of great benefit to you. One of the great things about it is the use of an abundant amount of examples from studies and trials to outline the points made by the authors. This really helps facilitate better understanding of the concepts presented. I'd highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in learning how to critically evaluate studies and trials for the purposes of topic discussion, case presentations, or journal clubs.
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