What is evidence-based medicine?

Abstract

Evidence-based practice requires clinical expertise, common sense, understanding of the circumstances and values of the patient, and judicious application of the best available evidence. This article discusses evidence-based medicine as an explicit and formal problem-solving strategy.

Authors

Montori VM; Guyatt GH

Journal

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 521–526

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

September 1, 2002

DOI

10.1016/s0889-8529(02)00015-4

ISSN

0889-8529

Associated Experts

Gordon Guyatt

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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