How to perform a critically appraised topic: Part 1, ask, search ,and apply

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 197, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1039-1047

  Kelly, Aine Marie ^a   Cronin, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional probability; Critical appraisal; Evidence based medicine; Evidence based radiology; Radiology education; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 80054881689     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.7205     Document Type: Review

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