Resources
for Evidence Based Practice
Databases
and Indexes
Use these databases to locate
published evidence based journal articles like systematic reviews and
practice guidelines.
Cochrane
Library --Systematic reviews of the literature
For searching assistance,
see CSC's Guide to the Cochrane Library
PubMed-Clinical
Queries --Evidence based filters in Medline
For searching assistance,
see CSC's Guide to Medline and PubMed
CINAHL
--systematic and integrated reviews
for searching assistance,
see CSC's Guide to CINAHL
Practice
Guidelines
These sources provide guidelines
which use evidence based methodologies.
CDC
Recommends: Prevention Guidelines - Searchable store house
of documents
CDC
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines
National
Guideline Clearinghouse**- EBM practice guidelines
National
Institute for Clinical Excellence - UK Clinical Guidelines
Primary
Care Clinical Practice Guidelines - University of California,
SF
Critically
Appraised Topics (CATs)
These sources offer abstracted
and appraised articles that are clinically relevant.
ACP
Journal Club - Articles reporting original studies and
systematic reviews
Bandolier
- Reviewed literature with subjects by medical speciality
Prime
Answers - Portal from University of Washington
University
of North Carolina - Index of CAT Sheets by Subject
Other
Tools and Tutorials
TRIP
(Turning Research into Practice) from independent researcher
Jon Brassey
The TRIP database, really
a meta-search engine, allows searching across many web sites and online
journals on evidence based topics.
SUMSearch
from the University of Texas Health Science Center
This meta-search engine
combs various internet sites for medical evidence. The majority links
provided by SUMSearch come from three Internet sites - the National
Library of Medicine (NLM), DARE, and the National Guideline Clearinghouse
(NGC).
Evidence
Based Medicine from the University of Hertfordshire
A thorough and up to date
list of EBM web resources along with listings of EBM conference, courses,
journal citations and other useful tools.
Netting
the Evidence from the University of Sheffield, U.K.
An exhaustive EBM site with
resources for searching for, implementing, and appraising medical
evidence, as well as links for databases and other web-based resources.
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