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Clinical Practice of Medicine Course-CPM

This is a consolidated list of library resources you can use to do research for Clinical Practice of Medicine.

CRAAP Test

The CRAAP anagram is an effective way for you to remember source evaluation criteria.  It is important to point out, the anagram, does not list the criteria in order of importance.  CRAAP stands for C=currency (How up to date is the info?), R=Relevance(Does it suit my purpose?), A=authority(An expert? Bias evident?), A=accuracy(Fact or opinion?  References?), P=purpose (To inform, persuade or sell?).

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