An introduction to evidence‐based health care and the opportunities it presents for information professionals – clinical evidence as an example
Olwen Beaven
(Information Specialists, BMJ Knowledge, BMJ Publishing Group, London, UK. E‐mail: obeaven@bmjgroup.com)
Jane McHugh
(Information Specialists, BMJ Knowledge, BMJ Publishing Group, London, UK. E‐mail:jmchugh@bmjgroup.com)
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Abstract
This article gives a brief introduction to evidence‐based healthcare (EBH) and the role that library and information professionals play in supporting it. It then presents a case study of the work that information specialists undertake for the EBH publication, Clinical Evidence (produced by the BMJ Publishing Group).
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Citation
Beaven, O. and McHugh, J. (2003), "An introduction to evidence‐based health care and the opportunities it presents for information professionals – clinical evidence as an example", VINE, Vol. 33 No. 4, pp. 179-183. https://doi.org/10.1108/03055720310510882
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 2003, MCB UP Limited