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Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 136-149 , July 2003

How to find evidence when you need it, part 4: Matching clinical questions to appropriate databases

Received 7 October 2002 ,Revised 20 January 2003 ,Accepted 31 January 2003.

Figure. An algorithmic approach to the sorting and seeking clinical evidence on questions arising at the bedside from the care of individual patients. The question must be formatted and characterized

Figure. An algorithmic approach to the sorting and seeking clinical evidence on questions arising at the bedside from the care of individual patients. The question must be formatted and characterized before a resource is selected and a search is attempted. In some cases, characterization of the question type might constitute an adequate basis for choosing an appropriate resource. PICO, Patients-interventionscomparisons-outcomes.
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