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World Journal of Urology
Published in: World Journal of Urology 3/2011

01-06-2011 | editorial

Evidence-based medicine in urology

Authors: Philipp Dahm, Badrinath R. Konety

Published in: World Journal of Urology | Issue 3/2011

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Excerpt

“Evidence-based medicine” refers to a set of principles and methods to ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, individual decisions and population-based policies are consistent with the evidence of their effectiveness and benefit [1]. The term that was coined less than 20 years ago by Gordon Guyatt at McMaster University has grown from a fledging concept to the fundamental basis of clinical practice that reaches into all aspects of medical practice [2]. …
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Metadata
Title
Evidence-based medicine in urology
Authors
Philipp Dahm
Badrinath R. Konety
Publication date
01-06-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Urology / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 0724-4983
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-011-0663-6

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