Why Evidence-Based Medicine Matters to Patients

Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1-14

  Hendler, Gail Y ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer health; Evidence based medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548271130     PISSN: 15398285     EISSN: 15398293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J381v08n02_01     Document Type: Article

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