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Editorial
. 2016 Sep;60(9):622-625.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.190615.

Importance of evidence-based medicine on research and practice

Sriganesh Kamath  1 , Gordon Guyatt  2
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Editorial

Importance of evidence-based medicine on research and practice

Sriganesh Kamath et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2016 Sep.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
The 5 A approach to using the medical literature to provide optimal patient care. (Reproduced with permission from Guyatt G, Rennie D, Meade MO, Cook DJ. Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2015. http://jamaevidence.com. Copyright 2015 American Medical Association.)
Figure 2
Figure 2
From evidence to evidence-based resources: the new hierarchy. (Reproduced with permission from Guyatt G, Rennie D, Meade MO, Cook DJ. Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2015. http://jamaevidence.com. Copyright 2015 American Medical Association.)
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