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Even sources you might assume "trustable," may have generally great methods, but other factors — such as politics, for example — may affect the content in important ways that are not evidence-based practice. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is often misunderstood. Frequently the term "evidence-based" may be applied to health care information which has not been derived through an appropriate evidence-based process at all — which requires a rigorous evaluation of the validity (meaning closeness to truth) of studies and clinical usefulness of results, along with transparency. Just because a clinical recommendation or other health care information is referenced does not mean that information has been appropriately critically appraised. Most published medical science is either not valid and/or clinically useful. 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