Dowling oration 2001: Evidence-based dermatology - A bridge too far?

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 714-724

  Williams, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; DITHRANOL; EMOLLIENT AGENT; ETRETIN; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ISOTRETINOIN; METHOTREXATE; MINOXIDIL; TAZAROTENE; THALIDOMIDE;

ALOPECIA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHINESE HERB; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; DATA BASE; DERMATOLOGY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DERMATOLOGY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; META-ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035176472     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2001.00925.x     Document Type: Review

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