An objectivist's view on the ethics of evidence-based medicine: Commentary on 'A critical appraisal of evidence-based medicine: Some ethical considerations' (Gupta 2003; Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 9, 111-121)

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-139

  Sa Couto, Joaquim ^a  

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MORALS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0037561418     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2753.2003.00401.x     Document Type: Note

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