Parachute approach to evidence based medicine

BMJ

Volumn 333, Issue 7570, 2006, Pages 701-

  Potts, Malcolm ^a   Prata, Ndola ^a   Walsh, Julia ^a   Grossman, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; DIARRHEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DEATH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHILD; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; DIARRHEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FLUID THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE;

MICROBICIDE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

EID: 33749490761     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.333.7570.701     Document Type: Article

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