Evidence synthesis in healthcare: a practical handbook for clinicians

vidence Synthesis in Healthcare – a Practical Handbook for Clinicians is the first book to reveal the field of Evidence Synthesis, by combining multiple sources of quantitative/qualitative data to derive the best evidence for use in healthcare. Through the use of clearly explained examples and practical explanations, Evidence Synthesis in Healthcare – a Practical Handbook for Cliniciansdescribes the practical tools, techniques, uses and policy considerations of evidence synthesis techniques in modern healthcare practice. " Reveals the field of Evidence Synthesis (combining multiple sources of quantitative/qualitative data to derive best evidence for use in healthcare) Importantly, it will bethe first book to demonstrate how clinicians and policy makers can perform these techniques with clearly explained examples and practical explanations Relevant for both experts and beginners INDICE: Evidence Synthesis - Evolving Methodologies to Optimise Patient Care and Enhance Policy Decisions .- Barriers to Evidence Synthesis .- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Clinical Practice .- Diagnostic Tests .- An Introduction to Decision Analysis.- An Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.- Evidence synthesis using Bayesian Belief Networks.- A Practical Introduction to Meta-Analysis .- Introduction.- A Practical Approach to Diagnostic Meta-Analysis.- Practical Examples of the Application of Decision Analysis in Healthcare.- A Practical Example of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.- Exploring BayesianBelief Networks Using Netica®. "

• ISBN: 978-0-85729-175-2
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés