KNES611: Research Methods in Kinesiology - Fall 2023

How to Read a Paper is used by health care professionals and medical students worldwide. The articles explain the meaning of critical appraisal and terms such as 'numbers needed to treat', 'how to search the literature', 'evaluate the different types of papers' and 'put the conclusions to clinical use'. Medical focus but useful in learning how to critically read research articles.

BMJ How to Read a Paper Series

Gillen, Christopher M.(2007) Reading primary literature : a practical guide to evaluating research articles in biology. San Francisco : Pearson/Benjamin Cummings.
QH315 .G497 2007 Taylor Library
(currently taken out -- put hold on to recall item)

How to Read a Scientific Paper - University of Arizona

JAMAevidence

Includes Users' Guide to the Medical Literature.

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) integrates the best available evidence with clinical experience that allows clinicians to recommend, and their patients to make, informed choices consistent with their values. JAMAevidence helps decision makers identify the best available evidence by providing guides to the systematic consideration of the validity, importance, and applicability of claims about the assessment of health problems and the outcomes of health care.