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Mitchell Levine
Researcher at McMaster University
Publications - 187
Citations - 13629
Mitchell Levine is an academic researcher from McMaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 178 publications receiving 12708 citations. Previous affiliations of Mitchell Levine include Toronto Western Hospital & St. Joseph Hospital.
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Evidence-Based Medicine: A New Approach to Teaching the Practice of Medicine
Gordon H. Guyatt,John A. Cairns,David N. Churchill,Deborah J. Cook,Brian Haynes,Jack Hirsh,Jan Irvine,Mark Levine,Mitchell Levine,Jim Nishikawa,David L. Sackett,Patrick Brill-Edwards,Hertzel C. Gerstein,James L. Gibson,Roman Jaeschke,Anthony Kerigan,Alan J. Neville,Akbar Panju,Allan S. Detsky,Murray Enkin,Pamela Frid,Martha S. Gerrity,Andreas Laupacis,Valerie A. Lawrence,Joël Ménard,Virginia Moyer,Cynthia D. Mulrow,Paul Links,Andrew D Oxman,Jack Sinclair,Peter Tugwell +30 more
TL;DR: An important goal of the medical residency program is to educate physicians in the practice of evidence-based medicine, and strategies include a weekly, formal academic half-day for residents devoted to learning the necessary skills.
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Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: III. How to Use an Article About a Diagnostic Test A. Are the Results of the Study Valid?
Roman Jaeschke,Gordon H. Guyatt,David L. Sackett,Eric Bass,Patrick Brill-Edwards,George P. Browman,Deborah J. Cook,Michael E. Farkouh,Hertzel C. Gerstein,Brian Haynes,Robert Hayward,Anne Holbrook,Elizabeth F. Juniper,Hui Lee,Mitchell Levine,Virginia Moyer,Jim Nishikawa,Andrew D Oxman,Ameen Patel,John Philbrick,W. Scott Richardson,Stephane Sauve,David L. Sackett,Jack Sinclair,K. S. Trout,Peter Tugwell,Sean Tunis,Stephen D. Walter,Mark C. Wilson +28 more
TL;DR: A 78-year-old woman, now 10 days after abdominal surgery, who has become increasingly short of breath over the last 24 hours, is seen by a medical consultant asked by a surgical colleague to see her.
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Users' guides to the medical literature. ii: how to use an article about therapy or prevention a. are the results of the study valid ?
Gordon H. Guyatt,David L. Sackett,Deborah J. Cook,Gordon Guyatt,Eric B Bass,Patrick Brill-Edwards,George P. Browman,Deborah Cook,Michael E. Farkouh,Hertzel C. Gerstein,Brian Haynes,Robert Hayward,Anne Holbrook,Roman Jaeschke,Elizabeth F. Juniper,Andreas Laupacis,Hui Lee,Mitchell Levine,Virginia Moyer,Jim Nishikawa,Andrew D Oxman,Ameen Patel,John Philbrick,W. Scott Richardson,Stephane Sauve,David L. Sackett,Jack Sinclair,K. S. Trout,Peter Tugwell,Sean Tunis,Stephen D. Walter,John W Williams,Mark Wilson +32 more
TL;DR: An internal medicine resident in a rheumatology rotation and seeing a 19-year-old woman who has had systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosed on the basis of a characteristic skin rash, arthritis, and renal disease is distressed by the rising creatinine level.
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Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: VI. How to Use an Overview
Andrew D Oxman,Deborah J. Cook,Gordon H. Guyatt,Eric Bass,Patrick Brill-Edwards,George P. Browman,Allan S. Detsky,Michael E. Farkouh,Hertzei Gerstein,Ted Haines,Brian Haynes,Robert Hayward,Anne Holbrook,Roman Jaeschke,Elizabeth F. Juniper,Andreas Laupacis,Hui Lee,Mitchell Levine,Virginia Moyer,David Naylor,Jim Nishikawa,Ameen Patel,John Philbrick,Scott Richardson,Stephane Sauve,David Sacked,Jack Sinclair,Brian L. Strom,K. S. Trout,Sean Tunis,Stephen D. Walter,John W Williams,Mark C. Wilson +32 more
TL;DR: A 55-year-old man has had his serum cholesterol level measured at a shopping mall 2 months ago and his cholesterol level was elevated, but before deciding on a treatment recommendation, you elect to find out just how big a reduction in the risk of CHD this patient could expect from a cholesterollowering diet or drug therapy.
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Effectiveness of Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine for Treating Dementia: Evidence Review for a Clinical Practice Guideline
Parminder Raina,Pasqualina Santaguida,Afisi S. Ismaila,Christopher Patterson,David Cowan,Mitchell Levine,Lynda Booker,Mark Oremus +7 more
TL;DR: This systematic review systematically evaluates the evidence for the effectiveness of these 5 drugs in improving outcomes in cognition, global function, behavior, and quality of life among patients with dementia.