Edizione	[11th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (542 p.)
Disciplina	610 616.075
Altri autori (Persone)	SlawsonDavid C
Soggetto topico	Evidence-based medicine Clinical medicine
ISBN	0-470-59768-2 1-282-31700-8 9786612317002 0-470-48481-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Essential Evidence: Medicine that Matters; Contents; Preface; Taking an Evidence-Based Approach to the Care of Patients; How to Become an Information Master: Feeling Good about NOT Knowing Everything; InfoPOEMs (Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters); Cancer; Breast cancer; Most women with breast cancer have no risk factors; Raloxifene reduces breast cancer risk (CORE); Raloxifene and tamoxifen equally effective in reducing breast cancer risk; Raloxifene decreases breast cancer risk, no effect on cardiovascular diseaserisk (RUTH); MRI more accurate than mammogram in high-risk patients MRI more sensitive than mammography in high-risk women (MARIBS)Digital mammography more sensitive for younger women; Mammography results in overdiagnosis; Annual mammography starting at 40 doesn't lower breast cancer mortality; Gynecologic cancers; Many unnecessary Pap smears are performed after hysterectomy; Specific HPV strains are associated with cervical cancer risk; Vaccine effective against HPV; Bivalent vaccine against HPV effective for 4.5 years; Liquid-based not better than conventional Pap; Endometrial sampling adequate for diagnosing endometrial cancer; Melanoma Melanoma incidence really not risingLifetime risk of mole transforming to melanoma very low; 0.7% of congenital melanocytic nevi become malignant; Dermoscopy with validated criteria more sensitive than unaided eye; Larger margins better in melanoma >2mm thick; Prevention and screening; Antioxidants don't prevent GI cancers, and may increase overall mortality; Vitamin E doesn't lower women's risk of cardiovascular disease or cancer; Antioxidants don't prevent colorectal cancer; Mammography, FOBT and CXR don't reduce all-cause mortality Spiral CT detects early lung cancer, but screening use is prematureCancer linked to some diabetes treatments; Prostate cancer; Finasteride of mixed benefit in preventing prostate cancer; Prostate cancer screening every 4 years as good as annually; False-positive PSA associated with increased worry, fears; Elevated PSA should be confirmed before biopsy; Radical prostatectomy improves outcomes in symptom-detected prostate cancer; Cardiology; Acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndromes; Early metoprolol in acute MI: no benefit, possible harm (COMMIT; CCS-2) Insulin/dextrose infusion ineffective in AMI (HI-5)Early initiation of statins following ACS does not improve outcomes; Antibiotics not effective in acute coronary syndromes; ABCDE approach to non-ST-segment elevation ACS; Door-to-balloon time important in STEMI; Routine invasive strategy may be preferred for ACS; Intensive medical tx + selective PCI preferred for non-ST ACS; Invasive tx slightly better in non-ST-elevation ACS (RITA3); In ACS, 5years of invasive tx decreases MI but not all cause mortality (FRISC-II); Captopril = losartan for reducing all-cause mortality after Ml Captopril better than valsartan or combination post-MI
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910139991603321

Autore	Goodman Kenneth W. <1954->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2003
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xii, 168 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina	174/.2
Soggetto topico	Medical ethics Evidence-based medicine
ISBN	1-107-13573-7 1-280-16247-3 9786610162475 0-511-12107-5 1-139-14685-8 0-511-06154-4 0-511-05521-8 0-511-30827-2 0-511-54551-7 0-511-07000-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Foundations and history of evidence-based practice; 2 The research synthesis revolution; 3 Evidence of evidence, and other conceptual challenges; 4 Human subjects, the Internet, databases, and data mining; 5 Evidence at the bedside; 6 Public health policy, uncertainty, and genetics; 7 Ethics and evidence; References; Index
Altri titoli varianti	Ethics & Evidence-Based Medicine
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910450028903321

Autore	Manchaiah Vinaya
Pubbl/distr/stampa	San Diego, California : , : Plural Publishing, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (528 pages)
Disciplina	617.8
Soggetto topico	Audiology - Research Evidence-based medicine
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-63550-201-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910493187803321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2013]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (463 p.)
Disciplina	616.398
Soggetto topico	Obesity - United States - Prevention - Evaluation Evidence-based medicine Obesity - Prevention
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-309-28528-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Improving the Usefulness of Obesity Evaluation Information to Potential Users -- Framework for Evaluation -- Indicators for the Evaluation Plans -- Evaluating Progress in Promoting Health Equity: A Review of Methods and Tools for Measurement -- National Obesity Evaluation Plan -- Community Obesity Assessment and Surveillance -- Monitoring and Summative Evaluation of Community Interventions -- Systems and Evaluation: Placing a Systems Approach in Context -- Taking Action: Recommendations for Evaluating Progress of Obesity Prevention Efforts -- Appendix A: Acronyms -- Appendix B: Glossary -- Appendix C: Guiding Principles for Evaluation -- Appendix D: Table of Indicator Data Sources -- Appendix E: Disparities Tables -- Appendix F: National Plan Resources -- Appendix G: Community Health Assessment and Surveillance Resources -- Appendix H: Community Intervention Resources -- Appendix I: Panel Agenda -- Appendix J: Committee Biographies.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910463266603321