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. 2005:2005:340-4.

McMaster Premium Literature Service (PLUS): an evidence-based medicine information service delivered on the Web

Jennifer Holland  1 , R Brian Haynes; McMaster PLUS Team Health Information Research Unit
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McMaster Premium Literature Service (PLUS): an evidence-based medicine information service delivered on the Web

Jennifer Holland et al. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2005.

Abstract

Background: Evidence-based medicine (EBM) attempts to narrow the gap between knowledge and practice, but ready access to evidence-based resources remains a challenge to practicing physicians.

Objective: To describe a new, EBM information delivery service, its trial design, and baseline data.

Methods: McMaster PLUS (Premium Literature Service), composed of a continuously updated database and web-based interface, delivers scientifically rigorous and clinically relevant research literature matched to individual physicians' clinical interests. A cluster randomized controlled trial is currently underway, comparing 2 versions of the PLUS system.

Results: As of Feb 2005, the PLUS database contained over 5700 scientifically sound, clinically relevant articles, published from 2001 to present. 68% of articles have full text links. Over 200 physicians in Northern Ontario have been randomized to one of 2 PLUS interfaces.

Conclusion: McMaster PLUS has been designed to aid physicians to home in on high quality research that is highly relevant and important to their own clinical practice.

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PLUS article record
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Pyramid of Evidence
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