This book is written by three clinical epidemiologists from McMaster University, Ontario,
Canada. It reflects their desire to apply the principles of population epidemiology to the care of …

Evidence based medicine, whose philosophical origins extend back to mid-19th century
Paris and earlier, remains a hot topic for clinicians, public health practitioners, purchasers, …

… The current review updated our 2008 version, Haynes 2008, with 109 new RCTs, a substantially
larger number than expected from previous publication rates. To our knowledge this is …

Background Previous studies have shown that carotid endarterectomy in patients with
symptomatic severe carotid stenosis (defined as stenosis of 70 to 99 percent of the luminal …

Overall rating: Excellent Strengths: Clear, conversational style; simple explanations.
Weaknesses: None Audience: Practitioners at any stage, including clinical clerks This book is …

Objective. —To review the literature relating to the effectiveness of education strategies
designed to change physician performance and health care outcomes. Data Sources. —We …

ContextDevelopers of health care software have attributed improvements in patient care to
these applications. As with any health care intervention, such claims require confirmation in …

Systematic reviews can help practitioners keep abreast of the medical literature by summarizing
large bodies of evidence and helping to explain differences among studies on the same …

Context.—Many computer software developers and vendors claim that their systems can
directly improve clinical decisions. As for other health care interventions, such claims should be …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of different types of interventions in improving
health professional performance and health outcomes. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, …