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D atabase of U ncertainties of the E ffects of T reatment s ( DUETs ). Mark Fenton Editor, DUETs James Lind Initiative. Developing DUETs. Sources of uncertainties about the effects of treatment From patients Patient information/advice services (e.g. Asthma UK, NHS Direct)
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Database of Uncertainties of the Effects of Treatments (DUETs) Mark Fenton Editor, DUETs James Lind Initiative
Developing DUETs Sources of uncertainties about the effects of treatment From patients • Patient information/advice services (e.g. Asthma UK, NHS Direct) From clinicians • Clinical question answering services (e.g. ATTRACT, NLH's Primary Care Question Answering Service) • BMJ Clinical Evidence Also • Systematic reviews • Clinical guidelines
A working definition of uncertainty about the effects of treatments? No up-to-date systematic review exists or An up-to-date systematic review shows that uncertainty exists
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Mark Fenton Editor, DUETs James Lind Initiative Summertown Pavilion Middle Way Oxford OX2 7LG. Email: mfenton@lindalliance.org Web: www.duets.nhs.uk / www.lindalliance.org