Introduction to and techniques of evidence-based medicine

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 19 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Fisher, Charles G ^a,c   Wood, Kirkham B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical expertise; Critical appraisal; Evidence based medicine; Implementation; Outcomes; Patient preference; Question

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 34548349055     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318145308d     Document Type: Article

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