Evidence-Based Medicine: In Sherlock Holmes' Footsteps

By Jorgen Nordenstrom

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405157135
• ISBN13: 9781405157131
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 4.9" x 7.4"