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Making medical knowledge /

How is medical knowledge made? There have been radical changes in recent decades, through new methods such as consensus conferences, evidence-based medicine, translational medicine, and narrative medicine. Miriam Solomon explores their origins, aims, and epistemic strengths and weaknesses; and she o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Solomon, Miriam (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Medicine > Research.
Evidence-based medicine > Research.
Narrative medicine > Research.
Evidence-based medicine.
Medicine > Philosophy.
National health services.
Narrative medicine.
Evidence-Based Medicine
Philosophy, Medical
Health Services
Translational Research, Biomedical.
Narration
Médecine > Recherche.
Médecine factuelle > Recherche.
Médecine narrative > Recherche.
Médecine factuelle.
Médecine > Philosophie.
Services de santé.
Médecine narrative.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
National health services
Narrative medicine
Medicine > Philosophy
Evidence-based medicine
Medicine > Research
Medicine.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Medical Ethics & Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:How is medical knowledge made? There have been radical changes in recent decades, through new methods such as consensus conferences, evidence-based medicine, translational medicine, and narrative medicine. Miriam Solomon explores their origins, aims, and epistemic strengths and weaknesses; and she offers a pluralistic approach for the future.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191796838
0191796832
9780191046971
0191046973