The philosophy of evidence-based medicine
Howick, Jeremy2011
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Main title:
The philosophy of evidence-based medicine / Jeremy Howick ; foreword by Paul Glasziou.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Collation:
xiv, 229 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Formerly CIP. UkIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The philosophy of evidence-based medicineWhat is EBM?What is good evidence for a clinical decision?Ruling out plausible rival hypotheses and confounding factors : a methodResolving the paradox of effectiveness : when do observational studies offer the same degree of evidential support as randomized trials?Questioning double blinding as a universal methodological virtue of clinical trials : resolving the Philip's paradoxPlacebo controls : problematic and misleading baseline measures of effectivenessQuestioning the methodological superiority of "placebo" over "active" controlled trialsExamining the paradox that traditional roles for mechanistic reasoning and expertJudgment have been up-ended by EBMA qualified defence of the EBM stance on mechanistic reasoningKnowledge that versus knowledge how : situating the EBM position on expert clinical judgmentMoving EBM forward.
ISBN:
140519667X (pbk)9781405196673 (pbk)
Dewey class:
610616
LC class:
R723.7
Language:
English
BRN:
3732425
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