Narrative vs evidence-based medicine - and, not or

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2022-2023

  Meisel, Zachary F ^a   Karlawish, Jason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADVANCED CANCER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISM; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; NARRATIVE; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PUBLIC OPINION; SELF CONCEPT; THEORY VALIDATION; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 80755171407     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1648     Document Type: Note

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