International not-for-profit organisation preparing, maintaining and promoting the accessibility of systematic reviews of the effects of health care. General information, access to the Cochrane Library, guidelines, manuals and software.

The University of North Carolina presents an alphabetical list of clinical research topics, each with a review of strengths and weaknesses.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the United States presents summaries and assessments for healthcare providers and clinicians. Documents may be viewed or downloaded at no cost.

Collection of summaries and critical appraisals regarding common on-call medical conditions, with definitions and a list of the specialties covered.

The American Academy of Family Physicians presents a summary and assessment of five web-based research tools. Available as PDF download.

The principles and applications are explained, with examples provided for different specialties.

A general practitioner presents his collection of evidence-based information about common diseases and conditions, with links to original research.

An article from the Medical Journal of Australia explains the basic processes and concepts, with descriptions of common computer-assisted research tools.

Collection of systematic reviews (abstract and/or full text PDF) on evidence-based health care; from the Chalmers Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute.

A searchable database of evidence-based answers to real-life clinical questions, with details of courses and teaching material. Developed in the Emergency Department of Manchester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.

Summarises current knowledge about the prevention and treatment of disease, based on appraisal of systematic reviews and randomized clinical trials. Free on-line access for physicians in the United Kingdom or in developing countries.

Delivers daily Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters (DailyPOEMs) by email and produces the InfoRetriever database system of evidence-based information next to a print newsletter "Evidence-Based Practice".