This book is designed to help the reader develop skills to help them keep informed, develop confidence and to make them better doctors. It outlines the basic principles of critical appraisal in an easy to read format enabling the reader to evaluate clinical evidence in the many forms that are encountered. Case scenarios, diagrams and tables are used throughout the title to illustrate points and exercises feature throughout to put the readers' abilities to the test. Working through the book, readers can build their skills enabling them to deal with more complicated research papers. Most importantly, this book helps the reader to understand how to put skills into practice, to discuss findings with colleagues and present evidence at meetings.