Evidence-Based Medicine: In Sherlock Holmes' Footsteps

This lively handbook on the fundamentals of Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) leads the reader, step by step, through a process that proceeds from a patient's medical history, via information searches and critical appraisal of the literature, to recommendations for treatment.

Using a simple four-step approach, the author illustrates how to develop better questions and more effective searches, resulting in objective and clinically relevant information that can be evaluated and implemented in day-to-day practice. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, the famous fictional detectives, assist throughout, drawing parallels between criminal and medical investigation, and simplifying the processes and themes of EBM.

Evidence-Based Medicine in Sherlock Holmes' Footsteps is a concise, accessible and instructive introduction to EBM for medical students, health care trainees, doctors and allied health professionals, and a valuable resource for anyone wanting to improve their ability to search, access and interpret the wealth of information at the fingertips of today's medical community.

Author: Jorgen Nordenstrom
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 12/04/2006
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 7.38h x 4.86w x 0.22d
ISBN: 9781405157131

About the Author
Jorgen Nordenstrom Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden