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Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians
  1. Bob Phillips
  1. Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York Alcuin College, York, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Bob Phillips, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York Alcuin College, York YO10 5NB, UK; bob.phillips{at}doctors.org.uk

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The premise of the evidence-based medicine approach is to ask a focused patient/intervention/comparison/outcome1 question. This is great if you are in a situation where you are assuming you know what might be reasonable interventions and comparisons to have. Challenges face us when we do not know …

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  • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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