title: Guides to an efficient search for the best evidence.
abstract: As a clinician, the selection of the best treatment options for a patient given her clinical diagnosis can be challenging. Textbooks and the knowledge base acquired during residency and fellowship training may be out of date. The following article outlines how to perform a literature search to survey the available treatment options and ultimately how to look for evidence-based guidelines for management of the clinical problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, and Department of Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D004714:Endometrial Hyperplasia / Q000628:therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D016239:MEDLINE; D011642:Publications / Q000592:standards; D012196:Review Literature as Topic