PriMera Scientific Medicine and Public Health (ISSN: 2833-5627)

Editorial Note

Volume 7 Issue 4

Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters (POEM)

Harsh M Joshi*

October 04, 2025

DOI : 10.56831/PSMPH-07-247

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Abstract

“Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters (POEMs) are research studies that focus on outcomes that directly impact patients”.

“From Bench to Bedside: Using POEMs to Guide Clinical Research and Treatment Decisions”.

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