Abstract Background Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the most common sexually
transmitted infection worldwide. Globally, both men and women have a 50% risk of being …

Systematic reviews, a cornerstone of evidence-based medicine, are not produced quickly
enough to support clinical practice. The cost of production, availability of the requisite …

This article is the first of a series providing guidance for use of the Grading of
Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system of rating …

This is a confession building on a conversation with David Sackett in 2004 when I shared
with him some personal adventures in evidence-based medicine (EBM), the movement that …

Page 1 SIXTH EDITION HEALTH SCIENCES LITERATURE REVIEW MADE EASY The Matrix
Method JUDITH GARRARD Page 2 SIXTH EDITION HEALTH SCIENCES LITERATURE …

Background A variety of definitions of evidence-based practice (EBP) exist. However,
definitions are in themselves insufficient to explain the underlying processes of EBP and to …

We systematically reviewed and analyzed the literature to find randomized controlled trials
(RCTs) that employed robotic devices in upper-limb rehabilitation of people with stroke. Out …

Public health interventions tend to be complex, programmatic, and context dependent. The
evidence for their effectiveness must be sufficiently comprehensive to encompass that …

OBJECTIVE: To recommend effective strategies for implementing clinical practice guidelines
(CPGs). DATA SOURCES: The Research and Development Resource Base in Continuing …

THE ULTIMATE PURPOSE of applied health research is to improve health care.
Summarizing the literature to adduce recommendations for clinical practice is an important …