Welcome to the companion Web site of Reading Research: A User-Friendly Guide for Nurses and Other Health Professionals. Fourth Edition, by Barbara Davies and Jo Logan

Instructor Resources
Web Links

In this section, you will find a collection of Web links selected by the authors specifically to accompany Reading Research. To help you browse, the links have been organized into the following categories:

Glossary
Qualitative
Quantitative
Ethics
Where do I start to search the Internet for research?
Where do I search for information for patients to help with making decisions about treatment options?
Bibliographic databases
Systematic reviews
Clinical practice guidelines
Appraisal of guidelines
Journals with peer-reviewed research
Electronic reference format

Glossary
- Cochrane Collaboration Glossary
Qualitative
- International Institute for qualitative methodology
- AMS Nursing History Research Unit
Quantitative
- Centre for evidence-based medicine: EBM tools
- Statnotes: Topics in Multivariate Analysis , by G. David Garson
Ethics
- Code of Ethical Conduct For Research Involving Humans
Where do I start to search the Internet for research?
- Google Scholar
- Portals
Where do I search for information for patients to help with making decisions about treatment options?
- HealthyLinx
- Mayo Health Oasis Consumer Information
- Patient Decision-Aids
- PharmWeb (Pharmacy information)
Bibliographic Databases:
- CINHAL
- EMBASE
- MedLine
- PsychInfo
Systematic Reviews
- Cochrane Collaboration
- Public Health
Clinical Practice Guidelines
*Largest international collection