| Evidence-Based Medicine: In Its Place Contributor(s): Kristiansen, Ivar Sonbo (Editor), Mooney, Gavin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415283213 ISBN-13: 9780415283212 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: While doctors through the ages have thought that they had based their practice on evidence, a new movement based on the ideas of the Scottish doctor Archie Cochrane has shown that this might not be the case. The core of evidence based medicine is the formulation of a question relevant to a clinical problem, then researching around the problem, selecting the best type evidence from explicit criteria, and finally the making of decisions on patients values. This controversial approach has received a mixed response n hte medical community and this book focuses on its limitations as well as its strengths. With contributions from recognized experts across many fields, this volume will prove to be of great interest to medical professionals, health economists and students across the world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Diseases - Medical | Health Care Delivery |
| Dewey: 616 |
| LCCN: 2004046728 |
| Series: Routledge International Studies in Health Economics |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.44" W x 9.44" (0.91 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Evidence-based medicine is defined as the conscientious explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. This superb collection will take a critical view of this concept and examine the economic implications of its imposition. |
