To the Editor: Scott and Glasziou’s recent article about the challenges of integrating best research evidence into practice had excellent examples of the 20%–30% of treatments that remain widely used despite being shown to be ineffective or harmful.1 We also note the National Health and Medical Research Council initiative in creating a Research Translation Faculty to improve research relevance and its uptake into practice.
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