If not evidence, then what? Or does medicine really need a base?
- 1 May 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
- Vol. 8 (2) , 113-119
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2753.2002.00356.x
Abstract
This essay analyses the concept of ‘base’ in relation to its use in evidence-based medicine (EBM). It evaluates the extent to which evidence provides a sufficient base for health care to rest and dis...Keywords
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