1. How to read a paper or one way to read a paper
EPI 200B
Dr. Jørn Olsen
February 25, 2010

2. Rules to follow when reading a paper:
1) What is it about?
Title and abstract
2) What are the specific aims?

3. 3) Methods /Data/ Analyses
4) Read tables / figures
5) Conclusions

4. Critical Re-reading

5. Propiate Standard Design

6. Quality of data / misclassification-differential
Responders / non-responders-selection bias
Selection of confounders/ adjustments

7. Other sources of bias, quality of analyses

8. Do you agree with the conclusion?
If not write a letter to the editor