The mystery and the paradox of scientific medicine

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-78

  Tallis, Raymond ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BIOMEDICINE; COGNITION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 39149128750     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.8-1-75     Document Type: Review

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