Evidence-based medicine targets the individual patient, part 1: How clinicians can use study results to determine optimal individual care

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 101-102

  Bassler, Dirk ^a   Busse, Jason W ^b   Karanicolas, Paul J ^c   Guyatt, Gordon H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL STATUS; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 49649094564     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebm.13.4.101     Document Type: Note

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