| How to write an evidence-based clinical review article. | |
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PMID: 11820489 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Traditional clinical review articles, also known as updates, differ from systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Updates selectively review the medical literature while discussing a topic broadly. Non-quantitative systematic reviews comprehensively examine the medical literature, seeking to identify and synthesize all relevant information to formulate the best approach to diagnosis or treatment. Meta-analyses (quantitative systematic reviews) seek to answer a focused clinical question, using rigorous statistical analysis of pooled research studies. This article presents guidelines for writing an evidence-based clinical review article for American Family Physician. First, the topic should be of common interest and relevance to family practice. Include a table of the continuing medical education objectives of the review. State how the literature search was done and include several sources of evidence-based reviews, such as the Cochrane Collaboration, BMJ's Clinical Evidence, or the InfoRetriever Web site. Where possible, use evidence based on clinical outcomes relating to morbidity, mortality, or quality of life, and studies of primary care populations. In articles submitted to American Family Physician, rate the level of evidence for key recommendations according to the following scale: level A (randomized controlled trial [RCT], meta-analysis); level B (other evidence); level C (consensus/expert opinion). Finally, provide a table of key summary points. |
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Authors:
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Jay Siwek; Margaret L Gourlay; David C Slawson; Allen F Shaughnessy |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American family physician Volume: 65 ISSN: 0002-838X ISO Abbreviation: Am Fam Physician Publication Date: 2002 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-01-31 Completed Date: 2002-02-21 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1272646 Medline TA: Am Fam Physician Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 251-8 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA. afp@family.georgetown.edu |
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Evidence-Based Medicine
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standards* Humans Internet Periodicals as Topic Review Literature as Topic* Writing / standards* |
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Am Fam Physician. 2002 Jan 15;65(2):175
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