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It unravels the process of evidence-based practice, using real papers to illustrate how to understand and evaluate published research, and it goes on to provide explanations of important research-related topics.<\/p>\n<p>For two decades,\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">Understanding Clinical Papers<\/span>\u00a0has been helping\u00a0students and professionals\u00a0understand\u00a0the\u00a0research that supports\u00a0evidence-based practice. Now in its fourth edition, this popular\u00a0introductory\u00a0textbook\u00a0covers every\u00a0major\u00a0aspect of\u00a0reading\u00a0and evaluating\u00a0clinical research literature, from identifying the aims and objectives of a paper to\u00a0analysing\u00a0the data with different multivariable methods.\u00a0Numerous\u00a0excerpts\u00a0from actual clinical\u00a0research\u00a0papers\u00a0make\u00a0learning\u00a0real and immediate,\u00a0supported by a unique visual approach that reinforces\u00a0key points and connects\u00a0examples\u00a0with the chapter material.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth edition\u00a0includes extensively\u00a0revised content throughout,\u00a0including\u00a0four brand-new chapters covering qualitative\u202fstudies, Poisson regression, studies of complex interventions, and research using\u00a0previously\u00a0collected data.\u00a0New and updated material\u00a0discusses\u00a0the\u00a0difference between clinical and statistical significance, the consequences of multiple testing\u202fand methods of correction,\u00a0how\u202ftopic guides are used to explore and explain participants' experiences, standardised guidelines for writing trials and reviews, and much more. 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