| Source | Comment | Web site |
|---|---|---|
| ACP Physicians’ Information and Education Resource | Subscription-based online textbook from ACP; PDA version available | http://pier.acponline.org |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Includes USPSTF and EPC reports; PDA and smartphone application is available for screening and prevention recommendations | USPSTF: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/prevenix.htm EPC: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcix.htm |
| Bandolier | British online periodical that reviews evidence for important clinical questions | http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier |
| Clinical Evidence Handbook | Subscription-based online reference; freely available for physicians who receive the print summary from United Healthcare; PDA and smartphone version available. Excerpted monthly in AFP | http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com |
| Cochrane Collaboration | Extensive database of systematic reviews and clinical trials. Excerpted monthly in AFP | http://www.cochrane.org |
| DynaMed | Subscription-based online textbook | http://dynamicmedical.com |
| Essential Evidence Plus (formerly InfoRetriever) | Subscription-based online reference with extensive calculators, decision support tools, POEMs, and Cochrane systematic reviews; PDA and smartphone version available | http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com |
| Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement | Nonprofit consortium of physicians and insurance companies that writes and disseminates evidence-based practice guidelines | http://www.icsi.org/guidelines_and_more/ |
| National Guideline Clearinghouse | Includes evidence-based and consensus guidelines; limit to former by using “detailed search” option and limiting results to guidelines that weight evidence according to a rating scheme | http://www.guidelines.gov |
| Turning Research Into Practice Database | Searches multiple evidence-based Web sites simultaneously | http://www.tripdatabase.com |