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EDITOR,—Blair H Smith and Nigel T James have not done their homework. The crucial importance of clinical skill and the roles of both patients' needs and non-randomised evidence were emphasised four years ago in our initial paper on evidence based medicine.1 Methodological and clinical criteria for articles in Evidence-Based Medicine are published in every issue, as is a glossary explaining methods and terms. Commentaries are signed, and both the commentators and authors of the original articles collaborate in writing the …

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