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A recent UK trial addressed whether routine use of fluoxetine in patients who had a stroke improved motor recovery at 6 months. ### EBM Verdict EBM Verdict on: Effects of fluoxetine on functional ...

Journal clubs, typically involving a group of health professionals or trainees who discuss recent study findings, have long ...

A new, prescriptive model for evidence-based clinical decisions. Figure 2 depicts a more advanced model for evidence-based decisions, which have more recently been defined as “the integration of best ...

Evaluating methodological quality. Pierson7 provided an approach to evaluate the validity of a case report based on five components: documentation, uniqueness, objectivity, interpretation and ...

Computational methods can contribute to evidence management with automation of literature searching, critical appraisal and guidelines.4 5 Similarly, big data already contribute to aetiological, ...

Context. The Apgar score was originally intended to assess the condition of the newborn 1 min after birth, predict survival and to compare methods of resuscitation, various obstetric and anaesthetic ...