EBM & Epidemiology
Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
Evidence-based medicine tutorial developed by staff at Duke University Medical Center Library and the Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The James Lind Library
Tutorial on the principles of clinical trials and how to interpret them.
Cochrane Glossary
Glossary of evidence-based medicine terms.
JAMA Evidence Glossary
Glossary of evidence-based medicine and epidemiology terms.
CDC Epidemiology Glossary
Glossary of Epidemiology Terms from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CEBM Oxford – Glossary
Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine Glossary.
HTA Glossary
The purpose of the HTA Glossary is to give the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) community a common vocabulary for work in this field.
CEBM Oxford – Levels of Evidence
The Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine 'Levels of Evidence 1' document sets out one approach to systematizing the process of qualifying the level of evidence for different question types.
Levels of Evidence – USPSTF
Levels of evidence from The U.S. Preventive Service Task Force, which help to classify the level of scientific evidence for the screening of diseases.
Levels of Evidence – AHA
Classes of Recommendation and Levels of Evidence used in the American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines.
Merck Manual – Clinical Decision Making
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy is one of the best-selling medical books of all times and has a small tutorial on the steps to clinical decision making.
The NNT – Quick Summaries of Evidence-Based Medicine
This website is dedicated to the evaluation of therapies and diagnostic tests based on their patient-important benefits and harms as well, with an understandable format based on the NNT (number needed to treat).