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Evidence-Based Medicine and the Search for a Science of Clinical Care (California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public, 12)
EvidenceBased Medicine and the Search for a Science of Clinical Care - California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public, 12 Author:Jeanne Daly 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.... more » In this book, Jeanne Daly traces the origins, essential features, and achievements of evidence-based medicine and clinical epidemiology over the past few decades. Drawing largely on interviews with key players, she offers unique insights into the ways that practitioners of evidence-based medicine set out to generate scientific knowledge about patient care and how, in the process, they reshaped the way medicine is practiced and administered.« less