Evidence-based medicine
| Evidence-based medicine | |
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| Term | Evidence-based medicine |
| Short definition | Evidence-based medicine (EH-vih-dents-bayst MEH-dih-sin) A systematic medical approach in which physicians and other health professionals use the best available scientific evidence derived from clinical research use to make decisions about the treatment of individual patients. A physician's clinical experience and the patient's values and preferences are also important to the process of using evidence to make decisions. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Evidence-based medicine - (pronounced) (EH-vih-dents-bayst MEH-dih-sin) A systematic medical approach in which physicians and other health professionals use the best available scientific evidence derived from clinical research use to make decisions about the treatment of individual patients. A physician's clinical experience and the patient's values and preferences are also important to the process of using evidence to make decisions. Using evidence-based medicine can help plan the best treatment and improve quality of care and outcomes. Also called EBM
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