The myth of objectivity: Is medicine moving towards a social constructivist medical paradigm?

Family Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-209

  Wilson, Hamish J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMEDICINE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0034075613     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/17.2.203     Document Type: Review

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