EBM Articles & Resources
Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy (SORT): A Patient-Centered Approach to Grading Evidence in the Medical Literature
-- Article from the February 1, 2004, issue of American Family Physician that describes the Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy (SORT), which allows authors to rate individual studies or bodies of evidence.
Example of Evidence in an AFP Article
-- Article from the July 15, 2007, issue of American Family Physician that includes a table of key recommendations graded according to the SORT evidence rating system.
How to Write an Evidence-Based Clinical Review
-- Article from the January 15, 2002, issue of American Family Physician that presents guidelines for writing an evidence-based clinical review article.
Evidence-Based CME Articles in American Family Physician
-- Information about evidence-based CME from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
-- The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine's Web site promotes evidence-based health care and provide support and resources to anyone who wants to make use of them.
Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) Working Group
-- Information about grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations.
Guidelines International Network
-- G-I-N's site offers the world's largest guideline library and is regularly updated with the latest information about clinical practice guidelines of the G-I-N membership.
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
-- Site provides evidence-based guidelines and patient education based on guidelines.
Translating Research into Practice
-- Site provides answers to clinical questions using the principles of evidence-based medicine.
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