"Evidence-Based Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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)
| Descriptor ID |
D019317
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.249.750 H02.403.200.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Evidence-Based Medicine- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Evidence Based Medicine
- Medicine, Evidence-Based
- Medicine, Evidence Based
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Evidence-Based Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Call to action for genetic counseling research in hereditary cancer: Considerations from the evidence-based guidelines development process. J Genet Couns. 2025 Jun; 34(3):e70026.
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Catalyzing Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions in Safety Net Settings: A Clinical-Community Partnership in South Los Angeles. Health Promot Pract. 2017 07; 18(4):586-597.
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Approaches to treatment 2: Comparison of American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and American Diabetes Association (ADA) type 2 diabetes treatment guidelines. J Diabetes. 2016 Jan; 8(1):4-6.
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[Assessment of Functioning when Conducting Occupational Capacity Evaluations--What is "Evidence-Based"?]. Psychiatr Prax. 2016 Mar; 43(2):74-81.
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The CardioMetabolic Health Alliance: Working Toward a New Care Model for the Metabolic Syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Sep 01; 66(9):1050-67.
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Are primary care providers prepared to care for survivors of breast cancer in the safety net? Cancer. 2015 Apr 15; 121(8):1249-56.
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Consensus standards for acquisition, measurement, and reporting of intravascular optical coherence tomography studies: a report from the International Working Group for Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography Standardization and Validation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Mar 20; 59(12):1058-72.
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Reporting guidelines and the American Journal of Public Health's adoption of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses. Am J Public Health. 2012 May; 102(5):780-4.
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Observational studies versus randomized controlled trials: avenues to causal inference in nephrology. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2012 Jan; 19(1):11-8.
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The management of Peyronie's disease: evidence-based 2010 guidelines. J Sex Med. 2010 Jul; 7(7):2359-74.