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• the essential steps in the emerging science of evidence based medicine. • To convert our information needs into answerable questions (i.e. to formulate the problem). • To track down, with maximum efficiency, the best evidence with which to answer these questions – which may come from the clinical examination, the diagnostic laboratory, the published literature or other sources. • To appraise the evidence critically (i.e. weigh it up) to assess its validity (closeness to the truth) and usefulness (clinical applicability). • To implement the results of this appraisal in our clinical practice. • To evaluate our performance. (查看原文)

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• dissecting the parts of a good clinical question. • First, define precisely whom the question is about (i.e. ask “How would I describe a group of patients similar to this one?”). • Next, define which manoeuvre you are considering in this patient or population (for example, a drug treatment) and, if necessary, a comparison manoeuvre (for example, placebo or current standard therapy). • Finally, define the desired (or undesired) outcome (for example, reduced mortality, better quality of life, overall cost savings to the health service, and so on). (查看原文)

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