Are particular patients disadvantaged by EBM? Focus on frail elderly Patients

Evidence-based Practice in Medicine and Health Care: A Discussion of the Ethical Issues

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 61-64

  Fabris, Fabrizio ^a   Scarafiotti, Carla ^b   Maero, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Universities/Hospitals of Torino   (Italy)

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EID: 84891977670     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-27133-3_7     Document Type: Chapter

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