Autor: Donald Maxwell Brunette
3a Edición 2020 Pasta blanda, 21,6 x 27,9, 406 páginas Idioma: Inglés ISBN 978-0-86715-800-7 QP USA
The Internet has given us access to an unprecedented amount of information, but this development also facilitates the spread of misinformation if we do not think critically and evaluate what we read. The third edition of this classic textbook has been revised based on developments in biomedical research practices over the past decade to provide readers with the most up-to-date resource for navigating the ever-expanding world of dental literature. The book covers rhetoric and logic, the scientific method, components of scientific papers, research strategies, probability and statistics, diagnostic tools and testing, and experiment design. The chapter about searching the dental literature has been updated with the most current resources and search techniques available. A new chapter about clinical decision making uses a decision tree analysis with worked-out calculations to show how critical thinking skills can be used to select the most appropriate treatment decision in a clinical scenario; this is followed by a whole chapter of exercises in critical thinking. This book emphasizes how readers can practically apply critical thinking skills to evaluate scientific literature and thereby make the most informed decisions for their patients and themselves. Contents Chapter 01. Reasons for Studying Critical Thinking Chapter 02. Scientific Method and the Behavior of Scientists Chapter 03. The Components of a Scientific Paper Chapter 04. Rhetoric Chapter 05. Searching the Dental Literature Chapter 06. Logic: The Basics Chapter 07. Introduction to Abductive and Inductive Logic: Analogy, Models, and Authority Chapter 08. Causation Chapter 09. Quacks, Cranks, and Abuses of Logic Chapter 10. Elements of Probability and Statistics, Part 1: Discrete Variables Chapter 11. Elements of Probability and Statistics, Part 2: Continuous Variables Chapter 12. The Importance of Measurement in Dentistry Chapter 13. Errors of Measurement Chapter 14. Presentation of Results Chapter 15. Diagnostic Tools and Testing Chapter 16. Research Strategies and Threats to Validity Chapter 17. Observation Chapter 18. Correlation and Association Chapter 19. Experimentation Chapter 20. Experiment Design Chapter 21. Statistics As an Inductive Argument and Other Statistical Concepts Chapter 22. Judgment Chapter 23. Introduction to Clinical Decision Making Chapter 24. Exercises in Critical Thinking