Evidence-based paediatrics.
Evidence-based medicine is practised widely in some specialties and is now part of many undergraduate and graduate medical curricula. However, the extent to which it is used in clinical paediatric practice is not known and its expansion remains a major challenge. Access to technology which facilitates literature searching, and development of journals addressing specific paediatric problems, will encourage the use of evidence-based medicine by the busy paediatrician. Informed practice of evidence-based medicine will ensure that clinical expertise is complemented by a thorough search, evaluation and judicious application of relevant information from the medical literature.
Elliott
E J
EJ
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney and Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Parramatta, NSW, Australia.
Moyer
V A
VA
D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics