Journal article
Theory-Based Medicine and the Role of Evidence: Why the Emperor Needs New Clothes, Again
Abstract
The evidence-based medicine (EBM) movement was established to combat capricious reasoning in clinical care, particularly arguments from authority. Critique of authority and appraisal of evidence remain EBM's core values and should be revisited in this era of EBM's maturity and influence. We are now faced with a new form of under-questioned authority: evidence from well-designed and methodologically appraised randomized controlled trials (RCTs). …
Authors
Giacomini M
Journal
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 234–251
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
3 2009
DOI
10.1353/pbm.0.0088
ISSN
0031-5982