"Evidence-Based Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An approach of practicing medicine with the goal to improve and evaluate patient care. It requires the judicious integration of best research evidence with the patient's values to make decisions about medical care. This method is to help physicians make proper diagnosis, devise best testing plan, choose best treatment and methods of disease prevention, as well as develop guidelines for large groups of patients with the same disease. (from JAMA 296 (9), 2006)
| Descriptor ID |
D019317
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.249.750 H02.403.200.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Evidence-Based Medicine- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Evidence Based Medicine
- Medicine, Evidence-Based
- Medicine, Evidence Based
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Evidence-Based Medicine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Evidence-Based Medicine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 1999 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2000 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2001 | 11 | 28 | 39 |
| 2002 | 19 | 37 | 56 |
| 2003 | 17 | 32 | 49 |
| 2004 | 38 | 44 | 82 |
| 2005 | 31 | 43 | 74 |
| 2006 | 39 | 73 | 112 |
| 2007 | 48 | 87 | 135 |
| 2008 | 61 | 94 | 155 |
| 2009 | 40 | 99 | 139 |
| 2010 | 42 | 120 | 162 |
| 2011 | 47 | 102 | 149 |
| 2012 | 37 | 116 | 153 |
| 2013 | 43 | 94 | 137 |
| 2014 | 55 | 114 | 169 |
| 2015 | 36 | 99 | 135 |
| 2016 | 46 | 118 | 164 |
| 2017 | 31 | 78 | 109 |
| 2018 | 29 | 85 | 114 |
| 2019 | 44 | 83 | 127 |
| 2020 | 34 | 76 | 110 |
| 2021 | 17 | 47 | 64 |
| 2022 | 3 | 25 | 28 |
| 2023 | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| 2024 | 14 | 38 | 52 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Evidence-Based Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines for the Treatment of Heat Stroke. Crit Care Med. 2025 Feb 01; 53(2):e490-e500.
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Integrative Oncology: Incorporating Evidence-Based Approaches for Patients With GI Cancers. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2025 Jan; 45(1):e471734.
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Pain Management in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Evidence-Based and Controversial Practices in 2024. Instr Course Lect. 2025; 74:301-310.
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Incorporating Economic Evidence in Clinical Guidelines: A Framework From the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Feb; 178(2):241-248.
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Management of Patients With Refractory Reflux-Like Symptoms Despite Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy: Evidence-Based Consensus Statements. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Feb; 61(4):636-650.
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Evidence-based guideline: Premature Ovarian Insufficiency. Fertil Steril. 2025 Feb; 123(2):221-236.
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Evidence-based guideline: premature ovarian insufficiency†‡. Climacteric. 2024 Dec; 27(6):510-520.
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AGA Living Clinical Practice Guideline on Pharmacological Management of Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis. Gastroenterology. 2024 Dec; 167(7):1307-1343.
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Novel Pharmacologic and Other Somatic Treatment Approaches for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adults: State of the Evidence. Am J Psychiatry. 2024 Dec 01; 181(12):1045-1058.
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Implementing evidence-based strategies for men with biochemically recurrent and advanced prostate cancer: Consensus recommendations from the US Prostate Cancer Conference 2024. Cancer. 2025 Jan 01; 131(1):e35612.