Evidence-based medicine: Arguments for and against

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 307-313

  Doherty, Steven ^a  

^a Tamworth Base Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence; Evidence based medicine; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; INSULIN; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFLICT; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; REVIEW; SPIROMETRY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 28544440386     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2005.00753.x     Document Type: Review

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