Methods for reviewing and synthesising findings from quantitative research studies in health
care are well established. Although there is recognition of the need for qualitative research …

Background Our objective was to develop an instrument to assess the methodological
quality of systematic reviews, building upon previous tools, empirical evidence and expert …

Evidence based medicine, whose philosophical origins extend back to mid-19th century
Paris and earlier, remains a hot topic for clinicians, public health practitioners, purchasers …

The growth in publications is particularly spectacular in the category of the most rigorous
clinical evaluations, randomized controlled clinical trials. Such trials have long been …

How is medical knowledge made? New methods for research and clinical care have
reshaped the practices of medical knowledge production over the last forty years …

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McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge …

This systematic review (SR) synthesises recent evidence and assesses the methodological
quality of published SRs in the management of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). A …

The proposed practice of “evidence-based medicine,” which calls for careful clinical
judgment in evaluating the “best available evidence,” should be differentiated from the …

The rise of evidence‐based clinical practice in health care has caused some people to start
questioning how health care managers and policymakers make decisions, and what role …

The evidence-based medicine (EBM) movement is touted as a new paradigm in medical
education and practice, a description that carries with it an enthusiasm for science that has …