EBM and the strawman: A commentary on Devisch and Murray (2009). 'We hold these truths to be self-evident': Deconstructing 'evidence-based' medical practice

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 957-959

  Buetow, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 73549086069     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01215.x     Document Type: Note

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