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BMJ 1996; 313 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.313.7050.170c (Published 20 July 1996) Cite this as: BMJ 1996;313:170
- David L Sackett,
- William M C Rosenberg,
- J A Muir Gray,
- R Brian Haynes,
- W Scott Richardson
- Professor in medicine Clinical tutor in medicine Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU
- Director of research and development Anglia and Oxford Regional Health Authority, Milton Keynes MK14 6QP
- Professor of medicine McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
- Associate professor of medicine University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA 14621
EDITOR,—Blair H Smith and Nigel T James have not done their homework. The crucial importance of clinical skill and the roles of both patients' needs and non-randomised evidence were emphasised four years ago in our initial paper on evidence based medicine.1 Methodological and clinical criteria for articles in Evidence-Based Medicine are published in every issue, as is a glossary explaining methods and terms. Commentaries are signed, and both the commentators and authors of the original articles collaborate in writing the …
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