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New etutorial – Critical Appraisal Tools

Do you need some help when trying to appraise the evidence that you find?

There are a wide range of tools that can help you to critically appraise the articles and research that you find. They help you to ask the right questions about a paper to assess its validity, results and relevance.

We have put together a list of tools that might help you in our new etutorial Critical Appraisal Tools.

You will learn:
  • What critical appraisal is
  • What aspects of the research presented you need to think about
  • What tools are available to help you to appraise articles

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