Evidence-based medicine, clinical uncertainty, and learning to doctor

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 342-359

  Timmermans, Stefan ^a   Angell, Alison ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JUDGMENT; LEARNING; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035748123     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3090183     Document Type: Article

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