Metatheory, change and evidence-based medicine. A commentary on Isaac & Franceschi (2008)

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 660-662

  Buetow, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; POSTMODERNISM;

EID: 55349098519     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01072.x     Document Type: Note

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