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Evidence-based medicine and values-based medicine : partners in clinical education as well as in clinical practice [PDF]
The best clinical decisions are based on both evidence and values in what is known as the ‘twofeet principle’. Anecdotally, educationalists find teaching clinicians to become more evidence based is relatively simple in comparison to encouraging them to ...
Peile, Ed, Ed Peile
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Periodontal disease and risk of benign prostate hyperplasia: a cross-sectional study
Background Both periodontal disease and benign prostatic hyperplasia are age-related diseases that affect millions of people worldwide. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the association between periodontal disease and the risk of benign prostatic ...
Lan Wu +8 more
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Evidence-Based Alternative Medicine? [PDF]
Focuses on the controversy over the validity of evidence-based medicine (EBM). Proposal for a hierarchy of evidence according to which randomized controlled trials (RCT) and meta-analyses of RCT provide the most reliable evidence concerning the ...
Borgerson, Kirstin
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Methodological quality (risk of bias) assessment is an important step before study initiation usage. Therefore, accurately judging study type is the first priority, and the choosing proper tool is also important.
Lin-Lu Ma +5 more
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A 59-year-old man presents to your office with a 4 week history of intermittent substernal chest discomfort with exertion, without radiation and relieved by rest. Each of several episodes lasted no more than 5 minutes. He has been in good general health, had no history of prior chest pain, hypertension, diabetes, or serious illness.
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The value of uncertainty: the Zika and Microcefalia link
Scientific paradigm violations are common in the medical literature. This article aims to describe the principles that should guide scientific thinking, such as the philosophy of skepticism, the consideration of multiple hypothesis, epidemiological ...
Denise Silva Matias +7 more
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Background Acute otitis media (AOM) is associated with high antibiotic prescribing rates. Antibiotics are somewhat effective in improving pain and middle ear effusion (MEE); however, they have unfavourable effects.
Respati W. Ranakusuma +6 more
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Utilization of traditional Chinese medicine in the intensive care unit
Previous studies showed that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) may be effective for patients with critical conditions. However, the extent to which TCM is used in intensive care units (ICUs) remains less investigated. This study aimed to investigate the
Xia Zhang +4 more
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Summary: Evidence‐based medicine (EBM) has become a watchword for “the new” medical practice in the new century. Whether it represents a paradigm shift or simply a codification of the scientific method in medicine will be debated for years to come.
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BACKGROUND: Several studies have suggested that proton pump inhibitors are efficacious in preventing rebleeding when administered immediately after endoscopic treatments.
Jun Wang +11 more
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