BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine

Evidence contamination: what it is and why it matters

Since its seminal movement initiated through the efforts of the visionary pioneers in the mid-twentieth century, ...
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Outcomes of the first national oral cancer screening programme in Taiwan, 2004–2022: a population-based study

Objective This study evaluates whether Taiwan’s national oral cancer screening programme, implemented in 1999, has led to a reduction in late-stage oral cancer and mortality. Design An observational ...
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Understanding of research results, evidence summaries and their applicability—not critical appraisal—are core skills of medical curriculum

Correspondence to Professor Kari A O Tikkinen, Department of Urology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki 00290, Finland; kari.tikkinen{at}helsinki.fi To practice high quality healthcare, ...
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Dear doctor, please know that you do not know until I have told you

Correspondence to Dr Arwen H. Pieterse, Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2300 RC, The Netherlands; a.h.pieterse{at}lumc.nl True patient involvement in treatment ...
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HOSPITAL Score, LACE Index and LACE+ Index as predictors of 30-day readmission in patients with heart failure

Correspondence to Dr Abdisamad M Ibrahim, Internal Medicine, SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62781, USA; aibrahim0912{at}gmail.com This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the HOSPITAL ...
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Stopping smoking in the weeks prior to surgery has no effect on the risk of postoperative complications

Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, General Medicine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Correspondence to Nancy A Rigotti Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, ...
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Blinding in randomised clinical trials of psychological interventions: a retrospective study of published trial reports

Objectives To study the extent of blinding in randomised clinical trials of psychological interventions and the interpretative considerations if randomised clinical trials are not blinded. Design ...
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16 Adding capacity: getting EBP into the curriculum for all health professionals in ireland

Objectives Evidence Based Practice (EBP) is a cornerstone of delivering clinically effective care. An EBP capacity-building project commenced in Ireland in 2016, to build capability and leadership for ...
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Current Issue

Evaluation of reported claims of sex-based differences in treatment effects across meta-analyses: a meta-research study (19 June, 2025) ...
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011 Development and nation-wide implementation of a patient decision aid including real-world outcome information to support shared decision making about treatment for non ...

3 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, St. Antonius Hospital, Utrecht/Nieuwegein, The Netherlands 4 Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical ...
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BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine in 2018

We started the year with a rebrand of our name and the look of the journal and instigated some new policies: mandating ORCID ID for all submitting authors, a data sharing policy, and offering language ...
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Review: stretching before or after exercise does not prevent muscle soreness or reduce risk of injury

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