226 Critical Studies / Book Reviews

Some Notes on Critical Appraisal of Prevalence Studies; Comment on: “The Development of a Critical Appraisal Tool for Use in Systematic Reviews Addressing Questions of Prevalence”

Decisions in healthcare should be based on information obtained according to the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM). An increasing number of systematic reviews are published which summarize the results of prevalence studies. Interpretation of the results of these reviews should be accompanied by an appraisal of the methodological quality of the included data and studies. The critical a...

The Development of a Critical Appraisal Tool for Use in Systematic Reviews: Addressing Questions of Prevalence

Background Recently there has been a significant increase in the number of systematic reviews addressing questions of prevalence. Key features of a systematic review include the creation of an a priori protocol, clear inclusion criteria, a structured and systematic search process, critical appraisal of studies, and a formal process of data extraction followed by methods to synthesize, or combin...

Review of Reviews/ A Review on Criticism: A Response to “The Review of the Book A Look at Carpet Weaving in Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Province" by Frank Kabiri

Review of Reviews/ ‘Tis Truth not Imagination: A Response to "Sometimes a Desire for Truth, Sometimes Imagination: A Critique on the Book Kimia, The Child of Mowlana’s Household": Gholamreza Khaki

Book Review: 'Ecolinguistics: Language and ecology'

Ecolinguistics: language and ecology delivers an overall view and a critical approach on ecolinguistic studies. This book is an excellent resource to students, researchers, linguists and those working in the area of discourse analysis as well as ecology. The book claims presenting a news course for ecolinguistics including a framework for understanding the theory of ecolinguistics, exploration ...