A Baby in the Bathwater: Preserving Evidence-Based Medicine

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 214-216

  Brush, John E ^a   Halperin, Jonathan L ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical decision making; comparative effectiveness research; Great Britain; patient centered care; United States

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84990178985     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.05.023     Document Type: Editorial

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