Evidence-based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach EBMThe practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM) means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external evidence from systematic research. In this textbook the world's acknowledged experts explain clearly how to apply the key principles of evidence-based practice in your everyday clinical work. The authors explain how to: 1) Convert clinical information needs into answerable questions; 2) Track down the best evidence with which to answer them; 3) Critically appraise that evidence for its validity; 4) Apply the results of this appraisal in clinical practice; 5) Evauate your clinical performance; 6) Teach others how to practice EBM. |
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How to ask clinical questions you can answer | 21 |
Searching for the best evidence | 37 |
Critically appraising the evidence | 79 |
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