Evidence-based practice : a primer for health care professionals /
Martin Dawes ... [et al.] ; foreword by Alison Kitson.
- 2nd edition.
- Edinburgh : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2005.
- xi, 277 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.: 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book covers all the basics and more in evidence-based practice in the health field. Firstly the pre-research steps are detailed. Then the types of research are explained: from randomised controlled trials to case-control studies. Chapters follow on how to evaluate one's work, and then to put what has been learned into practice on the job.