Hi - the easiest way to look at the range of GATE applications mentioned
below is to go to www.epiq.co.nz
Rod Jackson
On 4/20/07 6:11 PM, "Arin Basu" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Would something like GATE appraisal tool by Prof Rod Jackson be
> useful? Here're the links:
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> http://www.health.auckland.ac.nz/population-health/epidemiology-biostats/epiq/
> GATE%20in%20ACP.pdf
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> http://www.health.auckland.ac.nz/population-health/epidemiology-biostats/epiq/
> updatedGATESicily.pdf
>
> /Arin Basu
>
> On 4/20/07, Roger Keller Celeste <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Dear list,
>> Does anyone know about recent articles discussing the use of scales or
>> checklists for quality assessment of observational studies?
>>
>> I know that measuring the quality of observational studies is a hard task
>> and I am aware of initiatives like Strobe, which is actually a checklist for
>> better reporting, not for assessing the quality. However, there are many
>> studies that have done some quality assessment based on arbitrary
>> "consensus" about what are the important points. After all, is it really
>> possible to assess correctly the quality of an observational study and can
>> scales and checklists help assessing the quality of observational studies?
>>
>> Best wishes, thanks for any comment
>>
>> Roger Keller, MSc
>> Prof. Depto Epidemiologia e Bioestatística - ISC/UFF
>> Departamento de Epidemiologia - IMS/UERJ (PhD student)
>> Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524 7o ANDAR
>> Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
>>
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