Name Description Cost* Publisher/Sponsor Journals ACP Journal Club
http://www.acpjc.orgBimonthly journal that analyzes the content of over 100 clinical journals and summarizes those articles found to have scientific merit and relevance to medical practice. $78/year includes print version and online access. 800-523-1546, ext. 2600 American College of Physicians American Family Physician
http://www.aafp.org/afpTwice monthly clinical review journal that contains evidence-based components, such as POEMs (patient-oriented evidence that matters), Cochrane for Clinicians and Point-of-Care Guides. Free online access; free print subscriptions are available to family physicians. 800-274-2237 ext. 5168 American Academy of Family Physicians Bandolier
http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk
/bandolierMonthly journal that searches PubMed and the Cochrane Library for systematic reviews and meta-analyses published in the recent past and summarizes those that "are both interesting and make sense." Free online; £72/year for print version.
maura.moore@pru.ox.ac.ukProduced from Pain Research at Oxford University with multiple sponsors The Journal of Family Practice
http://www.jfponline.orgMonthly clinical review journal that contains evidence-based components, such as its online archives of POEMs. Free subscriptions are available to family physicians. 800-707-7040 Dowden Health Media Evidence Summaries Clinical Evidence
http://www.clinicalevidence.comA compendium of systematic reviews, gathered from Cochrane, MEDLINE and other sources, updated and expanded every six months. Primary care physicians can receive free copies of Clinical Evidence Concise with access to the full text online and on CD-ROM through the United Healthcare Foundation: http://www.unitedhealth
foundation.org/registration.cfmBMJ Publishing Group The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews http://www.cochrane.org/
cochrane/revabstr/
mainindex.htmArguably the most extensive collection of systematic reviews. Free online access to abstracts; £140 for full-text online access. +44 (0)1243 779777 The Cochrane Collaboration DynaMed
http://www.dynamicmedical.comA database of summaries of the evidence drawn from sources such as Clinical Evidence and the Cochrane Library. $200/year for online access; a CD version is also available. DynaMed FIRSTConsult
http://www.firstconsult.com
(formerly PDxMD)A database of evidence summaries drawn from Cochrane, Clinical Evidence, the National Guideline Clearinghouse and others. $149/year for online, CD or hand-held computer versions. Elsevier InfoRetriever
http://www.infopoems.comA search engine with access to evidence-based sources such as POEMs, Cochrane, clinical rules, a diagnostic test database, practice guideline summaries and Griffith's Five-Minute Clinical Consult; subscribers also receive Daily POEMs via e-mail. $249/year for online, CD or hand-held computer versions.
orders@infopoems.com.InfoPOEMs Inc. SUMSearch
http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/A search engine that gathers evidence-based clinical information from MEDLINE, DARE and the National Guideline Clearinghouse. Free online. The University of Texas Health Science Center TRIP Database (Turning Research Into Practice)
http://www.tripdatabase.comA search engine that gathers evidence-based clinical information from MEDLINE, DARE, the National Guideline Clearinghouse and many other evidence-based Web sites. Free online for the basic version.
subs@tripdatabase.comGwent, Wales The York Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
http://www.york.ac.uk/
inst/crd/darehp.htmA collection of abstracts of systematic reviews. Free online. Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York Clinical Guidelines Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)
http://www.icsi.org/knowledge/Guidelines for preventive services and disease management developed by ICSI, an independent, nonprofit collaboration of health care organizations, including the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Free online. Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement National Guideline Clearinghouse
http://www.guidelines.govComprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Free online. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommendations
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/
uspstfix.htmRecommendations for clinical preventive services based on systematic reviews by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Free online. USPSTF Other DailyPOEMs
http://www.infopoems.comDaily e-mail update with approximately 30 POEMs per month; subscription includes InfoRetriever access online or via PDA (above). $249/year for online, CD or hand-held computer versions.
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