Discussion: Quality Checklist
Review the following two research studies.
1. Garne, D., Watson, M., Chapman, S., & Byrne, F. (2005). Environmental tobacco smoke research published in the journal Indoor and Built Environment and associations with the tobacco industry. Lancet, 365(9461), 804-9.
2. Sclar, E. D., Garau, P., Carolini, G. (2005). The 21st century health challenge of slums and cities. Lancet, 365(9462), 901-3;
Based on your review of the two studies, create a checklist to analyze the quality of research studies.
• Your checklist should not have more than 20 items. Avoid repetition.
• Explain how each item on the checklist helps evaluate a study.
• The checklist should be clearly worded. A person using it should not have to ask for an explanation of any item.