title: An essential element of implementing evidence-based practice (EBP) is a definition of what evidence is and how different types of evidence compare to one another.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Gebhardt
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*