Making Sense of Epidemiological Research

Using clear language and real-world examples, this accessible textbook provides a concise guide to the understanding and critical evaluation of journal articles in Epidemiology.

Katherine W. Reeves is Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Introduction. 1.Why do I need to critically evaluate epidemiologic articles? 2.What basic epidemiology and biostatistics concepts should I know? 3. How do I read an epidemiologic article? 4.What study design was used? 5.Who was in the study population? 6. How was the exposure measured? 7. How was the outcome measured? 8. How were the data analyzed? 9. How do I write a critical analysis of an article? 10. How do I synthesize evidence across studies? 11. How do I perform a systematic literature review? 12. Why can't I just use artificial intelligence (AI) to critically analyze epidemiologic articles? Appendix A.System for Taking notes on Articles (STAR) Template. Appendix B.Critical Analysis of Mirick et al. (2002)