Observations on spiraling empiricism: its causes, allure, and perils, with particular reference to antibiotic therapy

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 201-206

  Kim, Jerome H ^a   Gallis, Harry A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTICS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0024403499     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(89)80697-7     Document Type: Article

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