Science: A limited source of knowledge and authority in the care of patients. A Review and Analysis of: 'How Doctors Think. Clinical Judgement and the Practice of Medicine.' Montgomery, K.

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 545-563

  Miles, Andrew ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Mount Pleasant Mail Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Art and science of medicine; Clinical judgement; Clinical knowing; Clinical rationality; Clinical uncertainty; Evidence based medicine; Individual patient; Medical consultation; Misrepresentation; Phronesis; Positivism

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ART; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCIENCE; THINKING;

EID: 34547726197     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00898.x     Document Type: Review

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