New evidence pyramid

M. Hassan Murad; Noor Asi; Mouaz Alsawas; Fares Alahdab

doi:10.1136/ebmed-2016-110401

New evidence pyramid

M. Hassan Murad, Noor Asi, Mouaz Alsawas, Fares Alahdab

Houston Methodist

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Abstract

A pyramid has expressed the idea of hierarchy of medical evidence for so long, that not all evidence is the same. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have been placed at the top of this pyramid for several good reasons. However, there are several counterarguments to this placement. We suggest another way of looking at the evidence-based medicine pyramid and explain how systematic reviews and meta-analyses are tools for consuming evidence - that is, appraising, synthesising and applying evidence.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	125-127
Number of pages	3
Journal	Evidence-Based Medicine
Volume	21
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/ebmed-2016-110401
State	Published - Aug 2016

Keywords

EDUCATION & TRAINING (see Medical Education & Training)
EPIDEMIOLOGY
GENERAL MEDICINE (see Internal Medicine)

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Medicine(all)

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