What Is Evidence-Based Medicine? Critical Thinking Skills Symposium

Kelly H. Zou; Julia R. Fielding; Silvia Ondategui-Parra

doi:10.1016/S1076-6332(03)00650-0

What Is Evidence-Based Medicine? Critical Thinking Skills Symposium

Kelly H. Zou, Julia R. Fielding, Silvia Ondategui-Parra

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Rationale and Objectives. In this review article, we present the definition and useful concepts of evidence-based medicine (EBM). The principles of EBM are provided and major steps of practicing EBM are described. Materials and Methods. We emphasize the importance of the Cochrane Collaboration (see http://www.cochrane.org), which initiated the research and practice in this area. Because it can be difficult to systematically access and review individual research studies, it is often useful to focus on a critical overview of clinical trials by conducting a meta-analysis. Results. Useful literature and resources related to meta-analysis are provided. Conclusion. Statistical methods for evaluating radiologic diagnostic performances derived from meta-analysis are summarized, with a special focus on summary outcomes measures.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	127-133
Number of pages	7
Journal	Academic radiology
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1076-6332(03)00650-0
State	Published - Feb 2004

Keywords

Evidence-based medicine
Evidence-based radiology
Meta-analysis
Receiver operating characteristic curve
Sensitivity
Specificity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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