Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)
How to search MEDLINE/PubMed using the PICO format or How to create a well-built clinical question
EBM requires Apache and PHP. (Known working versions are Apache 2.4.52 and PHP 8.) It also requires an NLM/NCBI API key. Learn how to get one here:
https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2017/11/02/new-api-keys-for-the-e-utilities/
Customize the source code for your site in include/conf.php and in files anywhere else with undefined variable "ncbi_key".
Terms and Conditions for Use of EBM
Informational Notice:
This software, “EBM,” was developed under contract funded by the National Library of Medicine, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, United States Government.
The license of this software is an open-source BSD-like license. It allows use in both commercial and non-commercial products.
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Government usage rights for this software are established by Federal law, which includes, but may not be limited to, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 48 C.F.R. Part 52.227-14, Rights in Data—General. The license for this software is intended to be expansive, rather than restrictive, in encouraging the use of this software in both commercial and non-commercial products.
LICENSE:
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