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LHNCBC-2009-053
Consensus TBL Summaries for Clinical Decision-making
Fontelo P, Liu F
AMIA Annu Symp Proc; 2009; 846
TBL (the bottom line) summaries were developed to decrease the number of messages received when searching MEDLINE / PubMed via SMS. We propose a method of increasing the evidence base available to clinicians by retrieving multiple TBLs simultaneously. Providing relevant, consensus evidence from current literature may increase a clinician's confidence in making patient management decisions and evidence-based practice at the point of care.
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