Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice 2008;
93:129
Copyright © 2008 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
ARCHIMEDES
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians
Bob Phillips
Correspondence to:
Edited by Bob Phillips
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Archimedes seeks to assist practising clinicians by providing "evidence based" answers to common questions that are not at the forefront of research but are at the core of practice (format adapted from BestBETS published in the Emergency Medicine Journal). A full description of the format is available online at http://adc.bmj.com/ifora/archimedes.dtl.
Readers wishing to submit their own questions—with best evidence answers—are encouraged to review those already proposed at www.bestbets.org. If your question still hasnt been answered, feel free to submit your summary according to the instructions for authors at http://adc.bmj.com/ifora/archimedes.dtl.
But at what cost?
Its uncommon for us, as paediatricians, to be asked about how cost effective our treatments are. Glancing at the media shows health stories about the new wonder drugs in adult cancer, or in Alzheimers disease, and how they are being restricted by a heartless and miserly health system. Where do these statements about "cost effectiveness" come from?
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