Application of the principles of evidence-based medicine to patient care

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 136-143

  Wilton, Nouansy K ^a   Slim, Ahmad M ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical practice; evidence based medicine; PICO

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; VALIDITY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84858189095     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: 15418243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31824b464b     Document Type: Review

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