On evidence and evidence-based medicine: Lessons from the philosophy of science

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2621-2632

  Goldenberg, Maya J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence; Evidence based medicine; Feminist epistemology; Phenomenology; Philosophy of science; Positivism

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FEMINISM; MEDICINE; PHILOSOPHY;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; EPISTEMOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMINISM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; POLITICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGY;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMINISM; KNOWLEDGE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; SCIENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646112631     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.11.031     Document Type: Article

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