Biomedical Research Resources

Features guides and tools for the practice of evidence-based medicine.

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC ) is a public resource for evidence-based quality measures and measure sets. NQMC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). NQMC also hosts the HHS Measure Inventory, but only some of the measures in the HHS Measure Inventory meet criteria for inclusion in the NQMC.

Quick access for retrieving evidence-based original studies and systematic reviews (based on the work of RB Haynes from McMaster). Uses search filters for retrieving methodologically sound studies in five categories (therapy, diagnosis, etiology, prognosis, and clinical prediction guide) plus systematic reviews. Produced by the National Library of Medicine.

Medical search engine with emphasis on evidence based medicine (EBM) and clinical guidelines and queries.
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Hempel, Susanne, Lea Xenakis and Marjorie Danz. Systematic Reviews for Occupational Safety and Health Questions: Resources for Evidence Synthesis. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2016. Free Download or Read online
This report introduces systematic reviews of the literature as a research methodology to summarize the existing evidence with a transparent, reliable, and valid approach.