title: Disseminating information about effective clinical care.
abstract: The article calls for use of rigorous scientific evidence as the basis for decision making in healthcare. The author links this concept with the growth of evidence-Based Medicine communications through internet systems. He supports the development of the Cochrane Collaboration as a basis for communication of new findings relating to the cost and benefit of medical procedures.
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silagy
mesh_terms: D016251:CD-ROM; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003142:Communication; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003657:Decision Making; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009862:Online Systems; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome