Evidence-Based Medicine and the Search for a Science of Clinical Care: Volume 12

by Jeanne Daly

Book Overview

Patient management is the central clinical task of medical care. Until the 1970s, there was no generally accepted method of ensuring a scientific, critical approach to clinical decision making. And while traditional clinical authority was under attack, there was increasing concern about the way in which doctors made decisions about patient care. In this book, Jeanne Daly traces the origins, essential features, and achievements of evidence-based medicine...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520243161
• ISBN13: 9780520243163
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"