Nosology, ontology and promiscuous realism

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 391-397

  Binney, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diagnosis; nosology; ontology; philosophy; promiscuous realism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE ONTOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METAPHYSICS; PATIENT CODING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASES; HISTORY;

DISEASE; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HUMANS; METAPHYSICS;

EID: 84928801456     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12274     Document Type: Article

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