User's Guide

Users Guide to the Medical Literature JAMA series by Guyatt, Sackett, et al.

• Each article is referenced below by topic, in the order produced.

I. How to Get Started. JAMA. 270(17):2093-2095, Nov 3, 1993.

IIA. How to Use an Article About Therapy or Prevention: A. Are the Results of the Study Valid?
JAMA. 270(21):2598-2601, Dec 1, 1993.

IIB. How to Use an Article About Therapy or Prevention: B. What Were the Results and Will They Help Me in Caring for My Patients?  
JAMA. 271(1):59-63, January 5, 1994.

IIIA. How to Use an Article About a Diagnostic Test: A. Are the Results of the Study Valid?
JAMA. 271(5):389-391, February 2, 1994.

IIIB. How to Use an Article About a Diagnostic Test: B. What Are the Results and Will They Help Me In Caring for My Patients?
JAMA. 271(9):703-707, March 2, 1994.

IV. How to Use an Article About Harm.
JAMA. 271(20):1615-1619, May 25, 1994.

V. How to Use an Article About Prognosis.
JAMA. 272(3):234-237, July 20, 1994.

VI. How to Use an Overview.
JAMA. 272(17):1367-1371, November 2, 1994.

VIIA. How to Use a Clinical Decision Analysis: A. Are the Results of the Study Valid?
JAMA. 273(16):1292-1295, Apr 26, 1995.

VIIB. How to Use a Clinical Decision Analysis: B. What Are the Results and Will They Help Me In Caring for My Patients?
JAMA. 273(20):1610-1613, May 24, 1995.

VIIIA. How to Use Clinical Practice Guidelines: A. Are the Recommendations Valid?
JAMA. 274(7):570-574, Aug 16, 1995.

VIIIB. How to Use Clinical Practice Guidelines: B. What Are the Recommendations and Will They Help You in Caring for Your Patients?
JAMA. 274(20):1630-1632, November 22/29, 1995.

IX. A Method for Grading Health Care Recommendations.
JAMA. 274(22):1800-1804, December 13, 1995.

X. How to Use an Article Reporting Variations in the Outcomes of Health Services.
JAMA. 275(7):554-558, February 21, 1996.

XI. How to Use an Article About a Clinical Utilization Review.
JAMA. 275(18):1435-1439, May 8, 1996.

XII. How to Use Articles About Health-Related Quality of Life.
JAMA. 277(15):1232-1237, April 16, 1997.

XIII. How to Use an Article on Economic Analysis of Clinical Practice: A. Are the Results of the Study Valid?
JAMA. 277(19):1552-1557, May 21, 1997.

XIII. How to Use an Article on Economic Analysis of Clinical Practice: B. What Are the Results and Will They Help Me in Caring for My Patients?
JAMA. 277(22):1802-1806, June 11, 1997.

XIV. How to Decide on the Applicability of Clinical Trial Results to Your Patient.
JAMA. 279(7):545-549, February 18, 1998.

XV. How to Use an Article About Disease Probability for Differential Diagnosis.
JAMA. 281(13):1214-1219, April 7, 1999.

XVI. How to Use a Treatment Recommendation.
JAMA. 281(19):1836-1843, May 19, 1999.

XVII. How to Use Guidelines and Recommendations About Screening.
JAMA. 281(21):2029-2034, June 2, 1999.

XVIII. How to Use an Article Evaluating the Clinical Impact of a Computer-Based Clinical Decision Support System.
JAMA. 282(1):67-74, July 7, 1999.

XIX. Applying Clinical Trial Results; A. How to Use an Article Measuring the Effect of an Intervention on Surrogate End Points.
JAMA. 282(8):771-778, August 25, 1999.

XIX. Applying Clinical Trial Results; B. Guidelines for Determining Whether a Drug Is Exerting (More Than) a Class Effect.
JAMA. 282(14):1371-1377, October 13, 1999.

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