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Approach to medical practice intended to optimize decision-making by emphasizing the use of evidence from well-designed and well-conducted research
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is "the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients." The aim of EBM is to integrate the experience of the clinician, the values of the patient, and the best available scientific information to guide decision-making about clinical management. The term was originally used to describe an ap... Wikipedia
