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Evidence Based Medicine

Evidence based medicine (EBM) is the conscientious, explicit, judicious and reasonable use of modern, best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients.

Books on EBM

Evidence-Based Medicine Toolkit by Carl Heneghan; Douglas Badenoch
ISBN: 9780727918413

Publication Date: 2006-04-14

How to Read a Paper (BMJ)

How to read a paper: Papers that summarise other papers (systematic reviews and meta-analyses)
BMJ 1997;315:672
How to read a paper: Papers that report diagnostic or screening tests
BMJ 1997;315:540
How to read a paper: Papers that report drug trials
BMJ 1997;315:480
How to read a paper: Papers that tell you what things cost (economic analyses)
BMJ 1997;315:596

Statistical Tools

CASP Checklists

Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)