Trip database – a different way to find evidence
The Trip database may at first seem like any other search engine for scientific and medical research – plug your key words into the box, press enter, and watch what comes back. What makes Trip...
View ArticleResource Review: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Introduction to the AHRQ The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) is an agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services which supports research that helps people make more...
View ArticleEvidence Updates Database
The Evidence Updates website provided by the BMJ Evidence Centre is a fantastic resource for easily getting hold of the best available evidence relating to your interest/clinical speciality. The...
View ArticlePDQ-Evidence
PDQ-Evidence (Pretty darn quick) does as its name suggests when it comes to evidence for public health, health systems, and health policy and governance. PDQ-Evidence is a project of the Norwegian...
View ArticleFaculty of 1000 (aka F1000): Trials
In my previous review of F1000 I mentioned that a part of it – F1000Trials [1] – was still in its beta phase. Well, not anymore, it‘s time to go through it and finish the review! The front page of...
View ArticlePubMed Health: a review
What: Whilst reviewing Hilda Bastian’s blog, Statistically Funny, I came across another of her ventures. PubMed Health is an extensive website that aims to de-mystify the plethora of evidence that is...
View ArticleMedia-induced self-diagnosis: a risky affair
A lot of medical professionals are often annoyed by patients using terms which are absurd. Often patients lack complete information and that leads to a lot of confusion for the patients and their...
View ArticleGetting to know the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Having used the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal (MOAP) for compiling research syntheses in both of these roles, it seemed appropriate to share this service with fellow students around the world also...
View ArticleUsing Health Evidence™ for best available evidence
As one of the 9000+ users of the Health Evidence™ database in the last month, I wanted to share my experience related to the database with others who might be interested in looking into public-health...
View ArticleJoin Students 4 Best Evidence & get free access to Trip Premium
We have recently launched a new registration process that makes it easier for all you students to become part of the Students 4 Best Evidence community. If you select the ‘Register’ button in the menu...
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