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Apr 2018
22m 28s

Statistics Demystified

Simon Laing, Rob Fenwick & James Yates
About this episode

Evidence based medicine (EBM) allows us to deliver the best care to our patients and understanding the concepts involved is crucial.

Over the last 18 month we've been building an online course to give people a sound understanding of EBM and we thought we'd give you a free taster of what it's all about.

Have a listen to one of our episodes here on statistics and if you want to find out more have a read below about the full course at www.CriticalAppraisalLowdown.co.uk

Enjoy!

SimonRob & James

 

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