A Randomized Survey of the Preference of Gastroenterologists for a Cochrane Review versus a Traditional Narrative Review
Author(s) -
John WD McDonald,
Jeffrey L. Mahon,
Kelly B. Zarnke,
Brian G. Feagan,
Lorinda Simms,
Wayne C. Tucker
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2002/513758
Subject(s) - systematic review , narrative , medicine , narrative review , medline , alternative medicine , cochrane collaboration , randomized controlled trial , crohn's disease , disease , family medicine , cochrane library , psychology , intensive care medicine , surgery , pathology , literature , art , political science , law
Clinicians often rely on review material rather than analysis of primary research to guide therapy. Systematic reviews use methods to insure thoroughness and to minimize bias, but many clinicians are not familiar with systematic reviews and continue to rely on narrative reviews.
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