Where's the Evidence? : Debates in Modern Medicine

ISBN-13: 9780192630889 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 280 str.

William Silverman

Opis

The essays in Where's the Evidence examine the dilemmas that have aris en as the result of medicine's unprecedented increase in technical pow ers. How do doctors draw the line between "knowing" (the acquisition o f new medical information) and doing" (the application of that new kno wledge)? What are the long-term consequences of responding to the dema nd that physicians always do everything that can be done? Is medicine' s primary aim to increase the length of life? Or is it to reduce the a mount of pain and suffering? And who is empowered to choose when these ends are mutually exclusive? This engaging collection of essays will be of interest to professionals interested in the evidence-based medic ine debate, including epidemiologists, neonatologists, those involved in clinical trials and health policy, medical ethicists, medical stude nts, and trainees.

Recenzje

'Where's the evidence? published by Oxford University Press, contains 45 essays which first appeared in Paediatric and Epidemiology, brought up to date with current comments and annotation, some by the author and some by other experts. To open a page and start reading is to be enthralled...Silverman takes up difficult problems. He does not always solve them, but he does offer challenging and sometimes unconvential points of view...Do obtain a copy, dip into it, and enjoy yourself while you stretch your mind.'