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Literature Search

The purpose of this exercise is to practice the steps in the EBM process with a new case. You will be given a case scenario to read. Then you should choose the best well-built clinical question and Medline search strategy to answer that question. Finally you will be asked to read a relevant article that addresses the clinical question and identify the validity issues for that study.

Note: Some of the articles in the following exercises are in portable document format (pdf). To view pdf documents you need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software, which may already be on your computer. If you need a copy, go to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.

Choose among:

Case 1: Therapy for Strep Throat

Case 2: Physical Therapy for the Knee

Case 3: Nursing staff for Rheumatology Clinic

Case 4: Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection

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