Observational Research, Randomised Trials, and Two Views of Medical Science
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- 11 March 2008
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 5 (3) , e67-343
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050067
Abstract
Two views exist of medical science, says the author, one emphasizing discovery and explanation, the other emphasizing evaluation of interventions.Keywords
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