With its stand-alone chapters and material on the use of communication technology in the workplace, this text for physical therapy students can also serve as a tool for more experienced clinicians. It helps readers develop skills to search and critically appraise the literature for quality and clinical application. Section 1 focuses on the randomized clinical trial, while section 2 explains how to appraise other types of studies, such as diagnostic and prognostic research studies, clinical practice guidelines, and studies with alterative designs. Section 3 concentrates on communication and technology for evidence based practice. Learning features include chapter pre-tests, review questions, and many visual summary and comparison tables, plus boxes on more advanced material. The text includes b&w screenshots in two-color layout. Fetters and Tilson are both affiliated with the University of Southern California-Los Angeles. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)