The PICO strategy for the research question construction and evidence search Estrategia PICO para la construcción de la pregunta de investigación y la búsqueda de evidencias A estratégia PICO para a construção da pergunta de pesquisa e busca de evidências

• Main Authors: Cristina Mamédio da Costa Santos (Author), Cibele Andrucioli de Mattos Pimenta (Author), Moacyr Roberto Cuce Nobre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2007-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Evidence based practice is the use of the best scientific evidence to support the clinical decision making. The identification of the best evidence requires the construction of an appropriate research question and review of the literature. This article describes the use of the PICO strategy for the...