Testing Treatments: Better Research for Better Healthcare - Couverture souple

Evans, Imogen; Thornton, Hazel; Chalmers, Iain; Glasziou, Paul P.

 
9781905177486: Testing Treatments: Better Research for Better Healthcare
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1905177488 ISBN 13 : 9781905177486
Editeur : Pinter & Martin Ltd., 2011

Synopsis

The best pop science book on Evidence Based Medicine ever... I genuinely, truly, cannot recommend this awesome book highly enough for its clarity, depth, and humanity. Ben Goldacre, author of Bad Science and Bad Pharma

How do we know whether a particular treatment really works? How reliable is the evidence? And how do we ensure that research into medical treatments best meets the needs of patients? These are just a few of the questions addressed in a lively and informative way in Testing Treatments. Brimming with vivid examples, Testing Treatments will inspire both patients and professionals.

Building on the success of the first edition, Testing Treatments has now been extensively revised and updated. The second edition includes a thought-provoking chapter on screening, explaining why early diagnosis is not always better. Other new chapters explore how over-regulation of research can work against the best interests of patients, and how robust evidence from research can be drawn together to shape the practice of healthcare in ways that allow treatment decisions to be reached jointly by patients and clinicians.

Testing Treatments urges everyone to get involved in improving current research and future treatment, and outlines practical steps that patients and doctors can take together.

With a foreword by Ben Goldacre, author of Bad Science.

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À propos de l?auteur

Hazel Thornton, after undergoing routine mammography, was invited to join the clinical trial, but the inadequate patient information led to her refusal. However, it also encouraged her advocacy for public involvement in research to achieve outcomes relevant to patients. She has written and spoken extensively on this topic.

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Éditeur
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1905177488
ISBN 13 
9781905177486
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
199
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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