Scientific evidence and medical practice the "drunkard's walk"

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 649-650

  Jonas, Wayne B ^a  

^a SAMUELI INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65249113418     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.4     Document Type: Editorial

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