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The information contained in this publication is intended for medical professionals. Categories presented in BMJ Clinical Evidence indicate a judgement about the strength of the evidence available to our authors prior to publication and the relative importance of benefits and harms.
We rely on our authors to confirm the accuracy of the information presented, and to describe generally accepted practices, and therefore we as the publisher, and our editors, cannot warrant its accuracy. Readers should be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. Because of this fact and also because of regular advances in medical research, we strongly recommend that readers independently verify specified treatments and drugs, including manufacturers' guidance. Also, the categories do not indicate whether a particular treatment is generally appropriate or whether it is suitable for a particular individual. Ultimately it is the readers' responsibility to make their own professional judgements, so as to appropriately advise and treat their patients.
The information contained in Updates within BMJ Clinical Evidence is intended for medical professionals and is provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of any kind, express or implied.
Updates provides a literature surveillance service for practising clinicians, designed to alert clinicians to important new research; however, we cannot warrant its accuracy. It is intended to support evidence-based decision making by providing links to published research reports about the diagnosis, treatment, prediction and prognosis, aetiology, and economics of medical conditions. However, "evidence does not make decisions" (Haynes RB, Devereaux PJ, Guyatt GH. Physicians and patients' choices in evidence-based practice. Evidence does not make decisions, people do [Editorial]. BMJ 2002;324:1350.), and clinicians making decisions about the care of their patients must take into account the limitations of evidence from research as well as the unique nature of their patients' circumstances and wishes. Readers should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions about the interpretation of evidence from research. Because of this fact and also because of regular advances in medical research, we strongly recommend that readers independently verify any information they choose to rely on. Ultimately it is the readers' responsibility to make their own professional judgements.
Updates attempts to provide access to the best new research of relevance for health care practice. It does not report all research but uses explicit criteria (MORE) to define a subset of published research that is likely to be valid and ready for clinical attention in these disciplines. Practising physicians then provide their assessments of the relevance and newsworthiness of the reports through an online review process, the McMaster Premium Literature Service (McMaster PLUS), including the McMaster Online Rating of Evidence (MORE) system. Individual clinicians who then receive these reviews must then apply their own judgement concerning the strength and applicability of this evidence to their own patients.
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