A practical guide to understanding systematic reviews and meta-analysesJ Gail Neely
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 142:6-14. 2010
..The objective of this article is to serve as an easy to read practical guide to understand systematic reviews and meta-analyses for those reading them and for those who might plan to prepare them...
- Practical guide to efficient analysis and diagramming articles
J Gail Neely
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 140:4-8. 2009
..Even after reading an article carefully, important information may be lost because of undue attention to the methodological minutia...
- Practical guide to understanding the value of case reports
J Gail Neely
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 138:261-4. 2008
..In summary, we offer support for the contention that case reports are fundamental to the scholarly practice of medicine and enhance the intent of a quality medical journal...
- A practical guide for understanding confidence intervals and P values
Eric W Wang
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 140:794-9. 2009
..Consequently, the CI is a better choice to describe the results of observations, experiments, or trials...
- A practical guide to surveys and questionnaires
Eric L Slattery
Practical Guides Writing Group, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 144:831-7. 2011
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- Practical guide to choosing an appropriate data display
Randal C Paniello
Practical Guides Writing Group, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 145:886-94. 2011
..The purpose of this article is to present some practical guidelines for choosing or evaluating more appropriate data displays...
Practical guide to analyzing your own practice: steps toward "Prospective analysis of practice"Ron J Karni
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 136:515-8. 2007
- Practical guide when searching for answers: how to find the right articles
J Gail Neely
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:5-9. 2007
- Practical guides to understanding sample size and minimal clinically important difference (MCID)
J Gail Neely
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 136:14-8. 2007
- A practical guide to understanding Kaplan-Meier curves
Jason T Rich
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 143:331-6. 2010
..These examples also illustrate the crucially important point that comparative analysis depends upon the whole curve and not upon isolated points...
Sequential bilateral cochlear implantation in a patient with bilateral Ménière's diseaseLaura K Holden
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
J Am Acad Audiol 23:256-68. 2012
..In the case presented, bilateral cochlear implantation was necessary for this patient to communicate successfully at home and at work...
- Auditory brainstem response testing in neurodiagnosis: structure versus function
Judy L Peterein
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
J Am Acad Audiol 23:269-75. 2012
..Accurate diagnosis of hearing loss site of lesion is critical for patient counseling and treatment as well as for patient follow-up and monitoring...
- Hyperventilation-induced nystagmus and vertigo after stereotactic radiotherapy for vestibular schwannoma
Joseph P Bradley
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
Otol Neurotol 32:1336-8. 2011
..To describe the phenomenon of hyperventilation-induced nystagmus (HVN) after stereotactic radiotherapy for vestibular schwannoma...
- Practical guides to efficient life-long learning
J Gail Neely
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 135:608-15. 2006
