Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; About the authors; Before you read this book; Acknowledgements; Disclaimer; I: Health advice can be harmful; 1: This book could save your life; 2: Be sceptical; 3: Bad evidence; 4: Don't always rely on the experts; II: Your body, your choice; 5: Smart health choice essentials; 6: Choosing a practitioner or a hospital; III: Stories and studies; 7: An education in shopping; 8: The weakness of one; 9: The power of many; IV: Evaluating the evidence; 10: Judging which tests and treatments really work; 11: What makes you sick? V: Improving your healthcare12: Finding the best evidence; 13: Doing your bit; 14: How to apply the evidence to you and your situation; VI: Testing your skill; 15: Making sense of health advice; 16: Is this a useful diagnostic test?; 17: Decision thresholds; 18: Relative risk, relative and absolute risk reduction, number needed to treat and confidence intervals; Useful sources of health advice; Glossary; After you read this book; A, B, C; Index; D, E, F; G, H, I; J, K, L; M, N, O; P, Q, R; S, T, U; V, W, X; Y, Z.
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متن يادداشت
Smart Health Choices provides the tools for assessing health advice, whether it comes from a specialist, a general practitioner, a naturopath, the media, the internet of a friend. It shows you how to take an active role in your own healthcare, and how to make the best decisions for you and your loved ones, based on your personal preferences and the best available evidence.
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Medical care -- Evaluation.
موضوع مستند نشده
Patient education.
موضوع مستند نشده
Self-care, Health.
رده بندی کنگره
شماره رده
RA776
نشانه اثر
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L475
2013
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )