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Descriptor English: Evidence-Based Medicine
Descriptor Spanish: Medicina Basada en la Evidencia
Descriptor medicina basada en datos científicos
Entry term(s) medicina basada en evidencias
medicina basada en hechos probados
medicina basada en pruebas
medicina cientificoestadística
medicina factual
Scope note: Enfoque de la práctica médica que tiene como objetivo evaluar y mejorar la atención al paciente. Requiere de la integración juiciosa de las mejores pruebas de investigación con los valores del paciente para tomar decisiones sobre la atención médica. Este método ayuda a los médicos a realizar diagnósticos correctos, proyectar el mejor plan de pruebas, elegir el mejor tratamiento y método de prevención de la enfermedad, así como desarrollar guías para grandes grupos de pacientes con la misma enfermedad. (JAMA 296 (9), 2006)
Descriptor Portuguese: Medicina Baseada em Evidências
Descriptor French: Médecine factuelle
Entry term(s): Evidence Based Medicine
Medicine, Evidence Based
Medicine, Evidence-Based
Tree number(s): H02.249.750
H02.403.200.400
N04.590.374.214
N05.300.319
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019317
Scope note: An approach of practicing medicine with the goal to improve and evaluate patient care. It requires the judicious integration of best research evidence with the patient's values to make decisions about medical care. This method is to help physicians make proper diagnosis, devise best testing plan, choose best treatment and methods of disease prevention, as well as develop guidelines for large groups of patients with the same disease. (from JAMA 296 (9), 2006)
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 97
History Note: 97
Entry Version: EVIDENCE BASED MED
Related: Evidence-Based Dentistry MeSH
Evidence-Based Nursing MeSH
DeCS ID: 33150
Unique ID: D019317
NLM Classification: WB 102.5
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Evidence-Based Medicine - Preferred
Concept UI M0028763
Scope note An approach of practicing medicine with the goal to improve and evaluate patient care. It requires the judicious integration of best research evidence with the patient's values to make decisions about medical care. This method is to help physicians make proper diagnosis, devise best testing plan, choose best treatment and methods of disease prevention, as well as develop guidelines for large groups of patients with the same disease. (from JAMA 296 (9), 2006)
Preferred term Evidence-Based Medicine
Entry term(s) Evidence Based Medicine
Medicine, Evidence Based
Medicine, Evidence-Based



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