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Developing critical appraisal skills.

Dorothy McCaughan

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Critical appraisal is used to evaluate research and determine whether it should be incorporated into the reader's area of practice. Checklists are used in critical appraisal to provide a useful framework for the systematic analysis of research studies. Critical appraisal skills can be acquired in a number of ways, and can even be self-taught.

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Critical appraisal is used to evaluate research and determine whether it should be incorporated into the reader's area of practice. Checklists are used in critical appraisal to provide a useful framework for the systematic analysis of research studies. Critical appraisal skills can be acquired in a number of ways, and can even be self-taught.

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Critical appraisal is used to evaluate research and determine whether it should be incorporated into the reader's area of practice. Checklists are used in critical appraisal to provide a useful framework for the systematic analysis of research studies. Critical appraisal skills can be acquired in a number of ways, and can even be self-taught.

Key concepts: Critical appraisal, Psychology, Performance appraisal, Critical thinking, Management science, Medical education, Medicine, Pedagogy

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