These are some books which you might find useful when critically appraising research. Click on the link to access the iDiscover (link opens in new window) record for the book.

iDiscover link to How to Read a Paper (link opens in new window)

iDiscover link to The Pocket Guide to Critical Appraisal (link opens in new window)

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• CASP (link opens in new window) — Critical Appraisal Skills Programme includes checklists for systematic reviews, RCTs, qualitative studies etc.
• RoBiS (link opens in new window) — Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews
• RoB 2 (link opens in new window) — Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials
• AACODS (link opens in new window)— Checklist for appraising grey literature

• Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (link opens in new window): tools and downloads for critical appraisal.
• Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools (link opens in new window)