Tarnished Gold: The Sickness of Evidence-based Medicine

by Steve Hickey, Hilary Roberts, Hilary Roberts

Book Overview

Evidence-based medicine, the "gold standard" of medical decision making, is increasingly unpopular with clinicians. They are right to have reservations.EBM breaks the laws of so many disciplines that it cannot be considered scientific or even rational. Decision science and cybernetics show the disturbing consequences of such flaws. EBM fosters marginally effective treatments, based on population averages rather than individual need. Its mega-trials...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1466397292
• ISBN13: 9781466397293
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"