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Of studies, syntheses, synopses, summaries, and systems: the “5S” evolution of information services for evidence-based healthcare decisions

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  • Conflict of interest statement: Brian Haynes has direct or indirect connections with many of the evidence-based resources used as examples above, including ACP Journal Club (editor), Evidence-Based Medicine (co-editor), Evidence-Based Nursing (coordinating editor), bmjupdates+ (editor), Cochrane Library (reviewer and former board member and Cochrane Centre director), Clinical Evidence (advisory board), PIER (evidence supplier) and PubMed Clinical Queries (developer). These resources are used to illustrate the concepts in the paper; there are other, and perhaps better, examples.

  • Acknowledgements: Thank you to Scott Richardson, Donna Ciliska, and Paul Glasziou for their comments and suggestions.

  • Conflict of interest statement: Brian Haynes has direct or indirect connections with many of the evidence-based resources used as examples above, including ACP Journal Club (editor), Evidence-Based Medicine (co-editor), Evidence-Based Nursing (coordinating editor), bmjupdates+ (editor), Cochrane Library (reviewer and former board member and Cochrane Centre director), Clinical Evidence (advisory board), PIER (evidence supplier) and PubMed Clinical Queries (developer). These resources are used to illustrate the concepts in the paper; there are other, and perhaps better, examples.