Decisions and evidence in medical practice - Richard Gross

This new resource provides a comprehensive overview of evidence-based medicine and its relevance to clinical decision-making. Emphasising the patient throughout, it covers the basic skills for finding, understanding, and judging medical evidence. The tools for using this evidence to make patient-centred clinical decisions are presented in a thorough and practical manner, demystifying the all-important (but underused) process of decision analysis. Its an ideal textbook for students, as well as a timely resource for practising physicians who want a real-world guide to this emerging discipline.