Evidence-based medicine: Revisiting the pyramid of priorities

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-49

  Rosner, Anthony L ^a  

^a International College of Applied Kinesiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical thinking; Evidence informed medicine; Research evidence; Scientific medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASIC RESEARCH; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PRAGMATIC CLINICAL TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84155172976     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: 15329283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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