LibGuides: Genetics & Metabolism: Literature

EBM Pyramid

Levels of Evidence is a ranking system used in evidence-based medicine to describe the strength of information. The higher the point in the pyramid the lower the the likelihood of bias in any statement/finding reported. Scroll to see the evidence types and to identify search tools that will help you locate resources to answer your questions.

Meta Search Engines

Locate Systematic Reviews & Meta Analyses (Secondary Literature)

Locate Critically-Appraised Practice Guidelines (Secondary Literature)

Locate Critically-Appraised Individual Articles (Secondary Literature)

Locate RCTs, Case and Cohort studies (Primary Literature)

Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)

Locate Clinical Trials (Primary Literature)

Canadian Cancer Trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
Current Controlled Trials
WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform
WHO ICTRP addresses WHA Resolution WHA58.34, calling on the global scientific community, international partners, the private sector, civil society, and other relevant stakeholders to establish a voluntary platform to link clinical trials registers in order to ensure a single point of access and the unambiguous identification of trials with a view to enhancing access to information by patients, families, patient groups and health care decision makers.

Journal Club

Finding Articles and Images

Genetics & Metabolism: Literature

EBM Pyramid

Meta Search Engines

Locate Systematic Reviews & Meta Analyses (Secondary Literature)

Locate Critically-Appraised Practice Guidelines (Secondary Literature)

Locate Critically-Appraised Individual Articles (Secondary Literature)

Locate RCTs, Case and Cohort studies (Primary Literature)

Locate Clinical Trials (Primary Literature)

Journal Club

Finding Articles and Images

Library

Core Journals

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JAMA evidence

EBM Calculators

Critical Appraisal Worksheets

Centres for EBM