Clinical Epidemiology
Critically analyse the manuscript, ‘External validation of clinical decision rules for children with wrist trauma’. Identify the strengths and gaps in the clinical decision rule used by
Identify and define the problem.
Have the authors provided a thorough examination of the literature? Discuss the method and terms used
Examine the three previous studies the authors have evaluated . Were these studies appropriate for comparison and to validate the clinical decision rule?
The authors compare their results with the Amsterdam Paediatric Wrist rules study. Discuss.
Suggest anything that could have been done better.
