Journal article
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: II. How to Use an Article About Therapy or Prevention B. What Were the Results and Will They Help Me in Caring for My Patients?
Abstract
CLINICAL SCENARIO You are a general internist who is asked to see a 65-year-old man with controlled hypertension and a 6-month history of atrial fibrillation resistant to cardioversion. Although he has no evidence for valvular or coronary heart disease, the family physician who referred him to you wants your advice on whether the benefits of long-term anticoagulants (to reduce the risk of embolic stroke) outweigh their risks (of hemorrhage from …
Authors
Guyatt GH; Sackett DL; Cook DJ; Guyatt G; Bass E; Brill-Edwards P; Browman G; Cook D; Farkouh M; Gerstein H
Journal
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 271, No. 1, pp. 59–63
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
January 5, 1994
DOI
10.1001/jama.1994.03510250075039
ISSN
0098-7484