Evidence-Based Medicine Online - BMJ

http://ebm.bmjjournals.com
Evidence-Based Medicine surveys a wide range of international medical journals applying strict criteria for the quality and validity of research. Practising clinicians assess the clinical relevance of the best studies. The key details of these essential studies are presented in a succinct, informative abstract with an expert commentary on its clinical application.


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Centre for Reviews and Dissemination

http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/index.htm
CRD undertakes reviews of research about the effects of interventions used in health and social care. The centre maintains various databases, provides an enquiry service and disseminates results of research to NHS decision makers.



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Health Links - Techniques for Locating Evidence Based Practice Resources

http://healthlinks.washington.edu/howto/ebp

This site provides a number of links to resources regarding EBP, including information regarding the terminology used in EBP, overviews of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, clinical guidelines, links to sites which help find peer-reviewed journal articles and links to tutorials on EBP.


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EBM Internet Resources

http://www.herts.ac.uk/lis/subjects/health3/ebm.htm#ebmint

This is a selective and annotated listing of the major sites related to EBP.


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Centre for Evidence based Mental Health

http://www.cebmh.com

This website outlines the research and educational activities of this Centre, and also acts as a gateway to the range of resources developed by this Centre between 2000-2002. The UK NHS websites on depression, schizophrenia and suicide can be found through this site, alongside other sources of mental health evidence.


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Netting the Evidence - Introduction to EBM on the Internet

http://www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/ir/netting

Netting the Evidence is intended to facilitate evidence-based healthcare by providing support and access to helpful organisations and useful learning resources, such as an evidence-based virtual library, software and journals. The resources can be browsed by type, and a search facility is available.


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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

http://www.ahrq.gov

AHRQ sponsors and conducts research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. The information helps health care decision makers - patients and clinicians, health system leaders, purchasers, and policymakers-make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.


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The Cochrane Collaboration

http://www.cochrane.org

The Cochrane Collaboration is an international not-for-profit organisation, providing up-to-date information about the effects of health care.


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Combined Health Information Database (CHID) online

http://www.chid.nih.gov

CHID is a bibliographic database produced by health-related agencies of the US Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources.
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