I agree with Ben.
Rarely you will see a busy clinician go beyond 1-2 abstracts.
Even if it a full paper , they will have time to read only the abstract.
It would be good to have star ratings to show premier abstracts. That is when you look at the name of journals.
However most physicians would still ask for help and call a respected colleague.
Amit
Amit K. Ghosh, MD, FACP, FASN
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Phone : 507-538-1128
Fax: 507-284-4959
www.mayoclinic.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Evidence based health (EBH) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Djulbegovic, Benjamin
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 7:15 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: 1 full text or 5 abstracts?
Jon, it is NEVER full paper, and it is unlikely to be 5 abstracts (more like 2-3 abstracts)
Best
Ben
Ps please do share your findings with the rest of the group. This is very interesting and important.
Benjamin Djulbegovic, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Oncology
Co-Director of Clinical Translation Science Institute
Director of Center for Evidence-based Medicine and Health Outcomes Research
Mailing Address:
USF Health Clinical Research
12901 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, MDC02
Tampa, FL 33612
Phone # 813-396-9178
Fax # 813-974-5411
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
______________________
Campus Address: MDC02
Office Address :
13101 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard,
CMS3057
Tampa, FL 33612
Benjamin Djulbegovic, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Oncology
Co-Director of Clinical Translation Science Institute
Director of Center for Evidence-based Medicine and Health Outcomes Research
Mailing Address:
USF Health Clinical Research
12901 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, MDC02
Tampa, FL 33612
Phone # 813-396-9178
Fax # 813-974-5411
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
______________________
Campus Address: MDC02
Office Address :
13101 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard,
CMS3057
Tampa, FL 33612
-----Original Message-----
From: Evidence based health (EBH) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jon Brassey
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 6:39 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: 1 full text or 5 abstracts?
Hi!
I'd welcome comments on the following scenario.
A busy clinician has a limited amount of time to answer a clinical question. They carry out a quick search and find 5 decent abstracts. They have two options:
1) Look at one full-text article.
2) Look at 5 abstracts.
Which do people think is preferable?
Best wishes
jon
Jon Brassey
TRIP Database
www.tripdatabase.com
-----------------------------------------
Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email
Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam
|