EBM
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002651
A systematic approach to medicine in which doctors and other health care professionals use the best available scientific evidence from clinical research to help make decisions about the care of individual patients. A physician’s clinical experience and the patient’s values and preferences are also important in the process of using the evidence to make decisions. The use of EBM may help plan the best treatment and improve quality of care and patient outcomes. Also called evidence-based medicine.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-002651 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Expansions | evidence-based medicine |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "A systematic approach to medicine in which doctors and other health care professionals use the best available scientific evidence from clinical research to help make decisions about the care of individual patients. A physician’s clinical experience and the patient’s values and preferences are also important in the process of using the evidence to make decisions. The use of EBM may help plan the best treatment and improve quality of care and patient outcomes. Also called evidence-based medicine.",
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"evidence-based medicine"
],
"references": [
"NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ebm/"
}
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