Epistemic trust, epistemic responsibility, and medical practice

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 302-320

  Schwab, Abraham P ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemic responsibility; Reliabilism; Trust

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPISTEMOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL PRACTICE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRUST;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRUST;

EID: 48749111817     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhn013     Document Type: Review

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