GIMBE - User's Guides to Biomedical Literature

Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature, originally published as a series in the JAMA from 1993 to 2000, are available as:

N°	JAMA	CCHE
	Users' guides to the medical literature [editorial]. JAMA 1993;270:2096-7	Yes
I	How to get started. JAMA 1993;270:2093-5	Yes
II A	How to use an article about therapy or prevention. JAMA 1993;270:2598-601	Yes
II B	How to use an article about therapy or prevention. JAMA 1994;271:59-63	Yes
III A	How to use an article about a diagnostic test. JAMA 1994;271:389-91	Yes
III B	How to use an article about a diagnostic test. JAMA 1994;271:703-7	Yes
IV	How to use an article about harm. JAMA 1994;271:1615-9	Yes
V	How to use an article about prognosis. JAMA 1994;272:234-7	Yes
VI	How to use an overview. JAMA 1996;272:1367-71	Yes
VII A	How to use a clinical decision analysis. JAMA 1996;273:1292-5	Yes
VII B	How to use a clinical decision analysis. JAMA 1995;273:1610-3	Yes
VIII A	How to use clinical practice guidelines. JAMA 1995;274:570-4	Yes
VIII B	How to use clinical practice guidelines. JAMA 1995;274:1630-2	Yes
IX	A method for grading health care raccomandations. JAMA 1995;274:1800-4	Yes
X	How to use an article reporting variations in the outcomes of health services. JAMA 1996;275:554-8	Yes
XI	How to use an article about a clinical utilization review. JAMA 1996;275:1435-9	Yes
XII	How to use articles about health-related quality of life. JAMA 1997;277:1232-7	Yes
XIII A	How to use an article on economic analysis of clinical practice. JAMA 1997;277:1552-1557	Yes
XIII B	How to use an article on economic analysis of clinical practice. JAMA 1997;277:1802-1806	Yes
XIV	How to decide on the applicability of clinical trial results to your patient. JAMA 1998;279:545-9	Yes
XV	How to use an article about disease probability for differential diagnosis. JAMA 1999;281:1214-9	Yes
XVI	How to use a treatment recommendation. JAMA 1999;281:1836-43	Si
XVII	How to use guidelines and recommendations about screening. JAMA 1999;281:2029-34	Yes
XVIII	How to use an article evaluating the clinical impact of a computer-based clinical decision support system. JAMA 1999;282:67-74	Yes
XIX A	Applying clinical trial results. How to use an article measuring the effect of an intervention on surrogate end points. JAMA 1999;282:771-8	Yes
XIX B	Applying clinical trial results. Guidelines for determining whether a drug is exerting (more than) a class effect. JAMA 1999;282:1371-77	Yes
XX	Integrating research evidence with the care of the individual patient. JAMA 2000;283:2829-36	Yes
XXI	Using electronic health information resources in evidence-based practice. JAMA 2000;283:1875-79	Yes
XXII	How to use articles about clinical decision rules. JAMA 2000;284:79-84	Yes
XXIII A	Qualitative research in health care. JAMA 2000;284:357-62	Yes
XXIII B	Qualitative research in health care. JAMA;2000;284:478-82	Yes
XXIV	How to use an article on the clinical manifestations of disease. JAMA 2000;16;284:869-875	Yes
XXV	Evidence-Based Medicine: Principles for Applying the Users' Guides to Patient Care. JAMA 2000;284:1290-6	Yes