Rev. ed. of: Guide to evidence-based physical therapy practice / Dianne V. Jewell. c2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Evidence-based physical therapist practice -- What is evidence? -- The quest for evidence : getting started -- Questions, theories, and hypotheses -- Research design -- Research subjects -- Variables and their measurement -- Research validity -- Unraveling statistical mysteries -- Appraising evidence about diagnostic tests and clinical measures -- Appraising evidence about prognostic factors -- Appraising evidence about interventions -- Appraising evidence about clinical prediction rules -- Appraising outcomes research -- Appraising evidence about self-report outcomes measures -- Appraising systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines -- Patient/client preferences and values -- Putting it all together.