Clinical Inertia A Critique of Medical Reason
Clinical practice guidelines were initially developed within the context of evidence-based medicine with the goal of putting medical research findings into practice. However, physicians do not always follow them, even when they seem to apply to the particular patient they have to treat. This phenome...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2015, 2015
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The Gap Between Clinical Guidelines and Reality
- Determinants and Explanatory Models of Clinical Inertia
- The Doctor and Evidence-Based Medicine
- To Do or Not to Do: A Critique of Medical Reason
- Fighting Against True Clinical Inertia
- Conclusion: Time for Medical Reason
- References