Evidence-Based Medicine

**Definition:** 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)

**Tree numbers:** - H02.249.750 - H02.403.200.400 - N04.590.374.214 - N05.300.319

**Synonyms:** - Medicine, Evidence-Based