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ArticleIndian journal of orthopaedics2008

The language of evidence based medicine: answers to common questions?

Ryan M Degen, Justin L Hodgins, Mohit Bhandari

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Article in Indian journal of orthopaedics, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Three-minute critical appraisal of a case series article.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2011
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ryan M DegenDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. bhandam@mcmaster.ca
Justin L Hodgins
Mohit Bhandari

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence based medicine (EBM) is an expanding field that combines clinical intuition with the best available evidence in clinical decision making. The shift to evidence based rationale encourages educating future physicians to formulate appropriate research questions and develop critical appraisal skills that are needed to practice EBM. This article identifies areas where clinicians may struggle with epidemiological terminology when critically appraising the literature. A review of the relevant terminology encountered in studies that focus on therapy, harm, diagnosis and prognosis can be beneficial to the clinician and are explained within this article.

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Identifiers

PMID19826514
PMCPMC2759634

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