Searching for Evidence Flashcards
Different types of evidence in contemporary dental public health issues.
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What is epistemology?
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The study of knowledge and justified belief. What makes them justified?
2
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What is ontology?
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An interpretation of fact.
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What is the hierarchy of quantitative research?
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Systematic reviews
RCT
Cohort studies
Case-control studies
Case series and reports
Editorials
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What is the hierarchy of qualitative research?
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Generalisable studies
Conceptual studies
Descriptive studies
Single case study
5
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What does PICO stand for?
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Population
Intervention
Comparator
Outcome
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What are the pros of using google scholar?
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Easy and familiar
Covers everything
Can be a god place to fine full text
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What are the cons about google?
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No indexing
Misses some important material
More likely to find broken links
Slow updates
8
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A good literature review is…
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Systemic
Focussed
Objective
Logical
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