Effectiveness of instruction in critical appraisal (evidence-based medicine) skills: a critical appraisal.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine the evidence that the teaching of critical appraisal (evidence-based medicine) skills to undergraduate medical students or residents will result in significant gains in knowledge and increased use of the literature in clinical decision-making. DATA SOURCES: Articles published from 1966 to 1995, retrieved through a MEDLINE search supplemented by manual searches; review of bibliographies maintained by individuals involved in …

Authors

Norman GR; Shannon SI

Journal

Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 158, No. 2, pp. 177–181

Publication Date

January 27, 1998

ISSN

0820-3946

Associated Experts

Geoffrey Norman

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

4203 Health Services and Systems 42 Health sciences 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Clinical Competence Decision Making Education, Medical, Undergraduate Evidence-Based Medicine Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Internship and Residency Program Evaluation Research Design Teaching