Evidence-based medicine: The fourth revolution in american medicine?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 389-398

  Chung, Kevin C ^a,b   Ram, Ashwin N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FORECASTING; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60549091901     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181934742     Document Type: Review

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