Ethics and evidence-based medicine : fallibility and responsibility in systematic science / Kenneth W. Goodman.
"A quarter-century of outcomes research, systematic reviews, and research synthesis have reshaped medicine and other health professions, even as they have been subjected to vigorous and vehement criticism. The growth of evidence-based medicine has occurred against a backdrop of health care refo...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Summary: | "A quarter-century of outcomes research, systematic reviews, and research synthesis have reshaped medicine and other health professions, even as they have been subjected to vigorous and vehement criticism. The growth of evidence-based medicine has occurred against a backdrop of health care reform, managed care, cost containment, and quality improvement, and clinicians have been urged to adopt the rigors of science while remaining true to their "clinical judgment." This tension - between efforts to make medical practice more scientific and the suspicions of many clinicians - has caused one of the greatest practical and ethical challenges in the history of the health professions. This book reviews the history and conceptual origins of evidence-based practice and discusses key ethical issues that arise in clinical practice, public health, and health policy." "Essential reading for all physicians, and practitioners in epidemiology and public health, it will also be suitable as a text in medical and public health school courses on evidence-based practice."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 168 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521796539 9780521796538 0521819334 9780521819336 |