mention "deficiencies" of my review in Evidence-Based Mediine of the trial of interferon beta-lb.... more mention "deficiencies" of my review in Evidence-Based Mediine of the trial of interferon beta-lb. They raise two basic points that deserve a response. Firstly, they caution that my review was not "sufficiently critical ofthe evidence" and support this claim by noting the "almost diametdcally opposite conclusions" reached by me and an anonymous reviewer. Secondly, they criticise "the approach taken by Evidence-Based Medcine" and "warn" readers who rely on this type of publication to be on the lookout for reviews that may be similarly deficient.
This is the first article in a new section on managing clinical information that will appear regu... more This is the first article in a new section on managing clinical information that will appear regularly in the journal. This week, Richard Smith considers the information needs of doctors. He reviews existing research and draws conclusions about what information doctors need, what they think they need, how they try to find it, and how they determine its value
mention "deficiencies" of my review in Evidence-Based Mediine of the trial of interferon beta-lb.... more mention "deficiencies" of my review in Evidence-Based Mediine of the trial of interferon beta-lb. They raise two basic points that deserve a response. Firstly, they caution that my review was not "sufficiently critical ofthe evidence" and support this claim by noting the "almost diametdcally opposite conclusions" reached by me and an anonymous reviewer. Secondly, they criticise "the approach taken by Evidence-Based Medcine" and "warn" readers who rely on this type of publication to be on the lookout for reviews that may be similarly deficient.
This is the first article in a new section on managing clinical information that will appear regu... more This is the first article in a new section on managing clinical information that will appear regularly in the journal. This week, Richard Smith considers the information needs of doctors. He reviews existing research and draws conclusions about what information doctors need, what they think they need, how they try to find it, and how they determine its value
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