books about: evidence-based

books about: evidence-based

books:

Evidence-based

Evidence-Based Technical Analysis: Applying the Scientific Method and Statistical Inference to Trading Signals

David R Aronson

Wiley, 2006

TA as a scientific endeavor, it's about time!!
EBTA is a great book for any technical analysis (TA) based trading system developer. This book attempts to put technical analysis on a more rigorous scientific footing that will allow it to flourish as an empirical science. As I see it, this book makes two main ...

Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine

Simon Singh, Edzard Ernst

W. W. Norton, 2008

All alternative medicine users should read this book
If you use any type of alternative medicine -- chiropractic, homeopathy, whatever -- you should read this book! Education, licensing, and other forms of regulation of alternative medicine practitioners DO NOT protect you from worthless treatments and physical harm ...

Research in Education: Evidence Based Inquiry (6th Edition)

Jim H McMillan, Sally Schumacher

Allyn & Bacon, 2005

textbook
I only bought this because I needed it for grad. school. It's tough reading!!

Low Back Disorders: Evidence-based Prevention and Rehabilitation

Stuart McGill

Human Kinetics Publishers, 2007

indispensable
Clinicians who wish to competently evaluate, manage, and rehabilitate low back disorders will find this book indispensable due to its unique content. While other texts cover topics related to examination, differential diagnosis, or specific therapeutics, this text ...

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult Asperger Syndrome (Guides to Individualized Evidence-Based Treatment)

Valerie L. Gaus

The Guilford Press, 2007

Are you an Aspie?
I find it hard to believe there is only one review for this book! I am an undiagnosed Aspie and I found this book to be beyond belief. OK, I haven't read the whole book and I've started about 5 others on AS. I guess it comes with the territory. What I am ...

Effective School Interventions, Second Edition: Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Student Outcomes
Natalie Rathvon

The Guilford Press, 2008

This highly practical resource and text presents 70 interventions that have been demonstrated to improve the classroom learning environment, academic achievement, and student behavior and social competence. Each intervention is presented in a brief, standardized format with step-by-step procedures that can easily be implemented by Pre-K-12 ...

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts Of Care in Evidence-Based Practice (Psychiatric Mental Health ...

F. A. Davis Company, 2005

Excellent textbook for Mental Health Nursing
Easy reading, informative, & well put together. As a nursing student myself, I highly recommend this text.

Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff

Jim Johnson

Dog Ear Publishing, LLC, 2007

Well, it worked
I hurt my rotator cuffs doing some bag work. I waited a long time (I'm a guy) to go into an ortho. He gave me the advice to work on my posture, lose weight and a photocopy of some exercises to do. Told me that how I injured myself didn't matter, fixing it was what ...

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice
This is an excellent resource for nurses in all clinical settings who are interested in providing evidence-based care... makes the research process user-friendly especially for first-timers.

Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care (Nursing Diagnosis Handbook)

Betty J. Ackley, Gail B. Ladwig

Mosby, 2007

Don't go to nursing school without it!
I have the 7th edition which was in our required book list for school. It is one of the only books I have used every semester, and I'm sure I'll use it in this last semester. I couldn't have done my evidence based papers or nursing care plans without it.

Resource Manual to Accompany Nursing Research (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins))

Denise F Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007

Denise, RN
Required for MSN quantitative research class. Each chapter has big crossword (we don't do ) plus lots of questions applying to the chapter or examples given. Lots of studies in the appendices that questions are based on. Many sections also have answers to application ...

THE RATIONAL CLINICAL EXAMINATION: EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS (Jama & Archives Journals)
David Simel, Drummond Rennie

McGraw-Hill Professional, 2008

The ultimate guide to the evidence-based clinical encounter In the tradition of the famous Users' Guides to the Medical Literature , The JAMA series ?The Rational Clinical Examination? was created to bring the principles of evidence-based medicine to the diagnostic process. Featuring specific clinical questions, numerous case examples, and ...

Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapy Practice
Dianne V. Jewell

Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 2007

Written specifically for physical therapists, this unique text is designed to facilitate evidence-based practice in both the classroom and in the clinic. It provides readers with the information and tools needed to appreciate the philosophy, history, and value of evidence-based practice; understand what constitutes evidence; search efficiently for ...

Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents

The Guilford Press, 2003

If you want a book like this one, this is the one to get
This is a compendium of articles, by a host of different researchers, describing different aspects of "evidence-based" psychotherapies for children and adolescents. The first four chapters describe the concept of "evidence-based," its evolution, how research on ...

Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice

Geri Lobiondo-Wood, Judith Haber

Mosby, 2005

Research
This book was excellent for my class. I liked the appendices (nsg research articles) which helped to understand the different concepts related to nursing research.