Evidence-Based Clinical Practice: Concepts and Approaches

by John Geyman

The goal of evidence-based medicine is to decrease the knowledge gap between research and practice by interpreting conflicting results and assessing the evidence. The steps involved include precisely defining a patient population, proficiently searching and critically appraising relevant information from the literature, and then deciding whether - and how - to use this information in the treatment of patients. In order to provide readers with an expansive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750670975
• ISBN13: 9780750670975
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 9.8"