title: Levels of evidence of articles in podiatric medical journals.
abstract: The authors reviewed 322 articles in podiatric medical journals to determine their level of evidence. Only 1% of the articles reviewed were randomized controlled trials. The authors concluded that if the podiatric medical profession wishes to become a participant in evidence-based medicine, greater emphasis must be placed on studies that assess hypotheses.
authors.affiliation: Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland 44106, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Turlik
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kushner
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011032:Podiatry; D011643:Publishing; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011996:Records; D014481:United States