title: Final tips in interpreting evidence-based medicine.
abstract: In this issue, the Southern Medical Journal presents a series of articles to help students of medicine understand the principles of evidence-based medicine. These articles are not meant to be a comprehensive review, but rather an easy-to-read primer. In this final article, the authors offer suggestions to aid the reader in navigating the ever-expanding amount of information. These tips address a number of points that are commonly encountered in the medical literature, but are not all-inclusive.
authors.affiliation: Brooke Army Medical Center and the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: Ishak A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Mansi
authors.forename: Jennifer C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Banks
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D013337:Students, Medical