Evidence-based Practice Resources
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TRIP DatabaseThe TRIP Database is a resource for evidence-based practice designed to quickly provide clinicians with a wide variety of sources. TRIP searches Cochrane Library, PubMed and many other sources. TRIP is also working to provide access to practice guidelines now that the National Guidelines Clearinghouse is no longer available.
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ClinicalTrials.govResource provided by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) listing studies that are currently in progress or have been completed.
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UpToDateOffers specific, detailed answers to health questions. UpToDate covers multiple topics in many medical specialties and offers articles, graphics, links to Medline abstracts, references and a drug database. Physician editors and authors review and continuously update content.
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Electronic Nutrition Care Process Terminology (eNCPT)Login required. Please contact your program faculty for more info.
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ESHA ResearchLogin required. Access restricted to three (3) simultaneous users. Please contact your program faculty for more information.
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Nutrition Care ManualLogin required. Please contact your program faculty for more info.
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Consumer LabLogin required. Please contact your program faculty for more information.
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Journal of Child Nutrition and ManagementTo view older issues, scroll down and select the volume/issue.
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Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and NutritionUse the navigation bar on the left to browse all issues.
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Journal of Food & Nutrition ResearchClick on the year, volume, issue to browse specific issues.
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Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & DieteticsJournal must be accessed via link provided.
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Nutrition in Clinical PracticeAfter clicking the Wiley link, use the navigation bar on the left to browse all issues.
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Journal of Nutrition Education and BehaviorUse the ScienceDirect link and select 'Articles & Issues' > All Issues to browse the complete journal.
Understanding Levels of Evidence
As you review the articles you have collected, a valuable resource is the Evidence Based Research pyramid to help you place that article into the different levels of evidence.
The strength of evidence INCREASES as it moves up the pyramid. For example, Systematic Reviews provide a higher quality of evidence than a Cohort Study.
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Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing: Evaluating the EvidenceThis guide by East Carolina University Libraries provides more details on the levels of evidence and how to evaluate data.
Evidence Based Practice as a Topic
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How to read a paper: Papers that summarise other papersThis is an article on the BMJ web site about how to read papers that summarize other papers such as systematic reviews and meta-analyses. In order to access the paper, you must do a title search using the Library's Quick Search.
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Ten Simple Rules for Writing a Literature ReviewThis article in PubMed, published in the Public Library of Science (PLoS), highlights tips for conducting a literature review.