The use of evidence-based medicine in pediatrics: Past, present and future

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 326-331

  Kersten, Hans B ^a   Thompson, E Douglas ^a   Frohna, John G ^b  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Best evidence; Best practice; Critical appraisal; Evidence based medicine

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ALGORITHM; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 43449124726     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e3283005843     Document Type: Review

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