Critical thinking in clinical medicine: What is it?

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 938-944

  Gupta, Mona ^a   Upshur, Ross ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

courage; critical appraisal; critical reasoning; critical thinking; epistemic virtues; virtue theory

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLUOXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COURAGE; CRITICAL THINKING; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG SAFETY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HONESTY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CLINICAL MEDICINE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84866711919     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2012.01897.x     Document Type: Article

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