Ethics of evidence based medicine in the primary care setting

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-155

  Slowther, Anne Marie ^a,b   Ford, S ^a   Schofield, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Health Sceinces   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; ETHICS, RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 2342428200     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.003434     Document Type: Article

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