Cristina Mamédio da Costa Santos, Cibele Andrucioli De Mattos Pimenta, M. R. Nobre
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The use of the PICO strategy for the construction of the research question and bibliographical search is described.
Abstract
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 construction of the research question and bibliographical search.
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SANTOS, Cristina Mamédio da Costa; PIMENTA, Cibele Andrucioli De Mattos; NOBRE, M. R. The PICO strategy for the research question construction and evidence search. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2007, 15 3: 508–11.