Evidence-based or evidence-biased: The need to re-appraise and re-align levels of information with stakeholder values

Pain Physician

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 283-286

  Boswell, Mark V ^a   Giordano, James ^b,c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c POTOMAC INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; ANALGESIA; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PAIN; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651064597     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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