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Surveying the medical literature: five notable articles in general internal medicine from 2008 and 2009.
Article in Open medicine : a peer-reviewed, independent, open-access journal, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Reviewing the medical literature: five notable articles in general internal medicine from 2010 and 2011.Open medicine : a peer-reviewed, independent, open-access journal · 2012Review
- Appreciating the medical literature: five notable articles in general internal medicine from 2009 and 2010.Open medicine : a peer-reviewed, independent, open-access journal · 2011Review
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Abstract
Given the vast and growing volume of medical literature, it is essential to develop reliable strategies for identifying articles of importance and relevance. Here, we summarize 5 notable articles for general internal medicine published in 2008 and 2009. Clinical vignettes are presented to illustrate situations in which each study might apply, and each summary ends with a description of how a physician might use the study findings to resolve the vignette case. Finally, we describe a surveillance strategy that physicians can use to identify articles important to their own practices.
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