Postgraduate medical journal
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Speed, accuracy, and confidence in Google, Ovid, PubMed, and UpToDate: results of a randomised trial.
The explosion of biomedical information has led to an 'information paradox'-the volume of biomedical information available has made it increasingly difficult to find relevant information when needed. It is thus increasingly critical for physicians to acquire a working knowledge of biomedical informatics. ⋯ Non-Medline based search tools are not inferior to Medline based search tools for purposes of answering evidence based anaesthesia and critical care questions.