Questions and answers in evidence-based patient care.
Evidence-based healthcare has become the mainstream of current healthcare practices, yet there seem to be many misunderstandings concerning this concept. This paper reviews several aspects of the concept of evidence-based healthcare in a simple question-and-answer format. The areas considered include: the significance of the evidence-based concept in clinical practice, the method of conducting a detailed electronic search of the literature, and the interpretation and application of research evidence to patients and immediate clinical applications.
Sathorn
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The University of Melbourne, Endodontic Unit, 720 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria, 3010, Australia. sathornc@unimelb.edu.au
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D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D018865:Dental Research / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D008128:Logic; D017712:Peer Review, Research; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012196:Review Literature as Topic