3.2 Tools for Reviewing medical literature.

Question 1

What is the NCT?

Answer 1

National Clinical Trails number

Question 2

What is the purpose of the NCT?

Answer 2

to reduce publication bias

Question 3

Where can NCT be found?

Answer 3

ClinicalTrails.Gov

Question 4

What is DOI numbers?

Answer 4

Digital Object identifier.

Question 5

What is the purpose of DOI numbers?

Answer 5

digital location we can go find the articles

Question 6

What 2 places we want non significant P values?

Answer 6

Baseline table and leveins test

Question 7

What are CONSORT good for?

Answer 7

Randomized interventional trials

Question 8

What is PRISMA good for?

Answer 8

systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses

Question 9

What is STROBE good for?

Answer 9

Observational studies

Question 10

What is TREND good for?

Answer 10

Reporting evalutations with non randomized designs of behavioral and public health interventions

Question 11

What is REMARK good for?

Answer 11

Tumor marker prognostic studies

Question 12

What is GRIPS good for?

Answer 12

genetic risk prediction studies

Question 13

What is STARD good for?

Answer 13

Diagnostic studies

Question 14

What is QUADAS good for?

Answer 14

Systematic reviews of multiple diagnostic accuracy studies