Evidence-Based
Medicine

Databases | Tutorials & Guides

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PubMed MEDLINE

Clinical Queries for EBM Queries
 

  1. Click on Clinical Queries on Left Blue Bar under PubMed Services
  2. Review options under "Search by Clinical Study Category"
  3. Select study category and start with narrow, specific search
  4. Type your query in Search Box and click on "GO"

Databases

Resources Description
ACP Journal Club Published by American College of Physicians. Critiques of research articles.
Cochrane Library Systematic reviews-high quality evidence to inform people providing and receiving care, and those responsible for research, teaching, funding and administration at all levels.
CRD Databases National Heatlh Service Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. Includes DARE (Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects), NHS EED (Economic Evaluation Database), HTA (Health Technology Assessment) Database.
TRIP Database (Turning Research into Practice) Free database which searches across EBM resources.
PubMed MEDLINE See Clinical Queries section and box above.
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Tutorials and Guides

Resources Description
Basic Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice Resources University of Washington--arranged by types of evidence.
Evidence-Based Knowledge Portal Vanderbilt University Medical Center; free registration.
Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine Duke University Medical Center Library and Health Sciences Library, Univ of NC, Chapel Hill.
Evidence-Based Medicine University of Mass. Medical School; includes interactive tutorials.
Introduction to Information Mastery Michigan State University web-based course on EBM and critical appraisal of the literature.
How to Read a Paper Papers from BMJ on reading different kinds of journal articles.
Users' Guides to Evidence-Based Practice Papers originally published in JAMA.
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