Library Guides: Evidence-Based Resources: Critically appraised topics

Critically Appraised Topics [Evidence Synthesis]

A short summary of an article from the literature, created to answer a specific clinical question.

University of Oxford
Center for Evidence Based Medicine

Authors of critically-appraised individual articles evaluate and synopsize individual research studies.

ACP Journal Club
Published by the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine. The editors of this journal screen the top 100+ clinical journals and identify studies that are methodologically sound and clinically relevant. An enhanced abstract, with conclusions clearly stated, and a commentary are provided for each selected article.
EvidenceUpdates
From BMJ Publishing Group and McMaster University's Health Information Research Unit. Quality articles from over 110 clinical journals are selected by research staff, then rated for clinical relevance and interest by an international group of physicians. Includes a searchable database of the best evidence from the medical literature and an email alerting system.