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We’ve found some useful tools to help students embarking on literature searches and reviews. They are free to use for non-commercial purposes.

These tools  were developed by the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) of the NHS Public Health Resource Unit (PHRU):

• Systematic Reviews

• Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs)

• Qualitative Research

• Economic Evaluation Studies

• Cohort Studies

• Case Control Studies

• Diagnostic Test Studies

The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine also has some excellent tutorials for critical appraisal

And if you are yet to be convinced why it is important, the CASP Birmingham have a nice page called Why critical appraisal?