What evidence do we need for evidence based medicine?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 623-629

  Hart, Julian Tudor ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Gelli Deg   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MANAGED CARE; MEASUREMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; SOCIAL MEDICINE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0031298376     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.51.6.623     Document Type: Review

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