Critical Appraisal is a process of systematically assessing a piece of research or paper
to judge its value, trustworthiness, relevance and applicability.
Critical appraisal for Health Professionals: Introduction -The University Of Exeter library has a simple tutorial helping you to identify types of paper and accessing the most useful checklists for each study type.
Centre for Evidence Based Medicine – Study Design – provides an overview on types of study and the general advantages and disadvantages of different types.
CEBM Critical Appraisal Worksheets
SIGN (Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network) checklists
To watch a short video on this topic please click here
