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Author Hickey, Steve, 1951-

Title Tarnished gold : the sickness of evidence-based medicine / Steve Hickey and Hilary Roberts
Published Lexington, KY : [publisher not identified], [2011]
©2011

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 MELB  610.72 Hic/Tgt  AVAILABLE
Description 341 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary "Evidence-based medicine, the 'gold standard' of medical decision making, is increasingly unpopular with clinicians. They are right to have reservations. EBM breaks the laws of so many disciplines that it cannot be considered scientific or even rational. Decision science and cybernetics show the disturbing consequences of such flaws. EBM fosters marginally effective treatments, based on population averages rather than individual need. Its mega-trials are theoretically incapable of finding the causes of diseases, yet swallow up research funds. Ultimately, EBM cannot avoid risking patients' health. It is time for medical practitioners to discard EBM's tarnished gold standard, reclaim their clinical autonomy, and provide individualized treatments to patients. This book explains why and how"--P. [4] of cover
Notes Includes index
Subject Evidence-based medicine.
Medical care -- Decision making.
Medical economics.
Multivariate analysis.
Author Roberts, Hilary.
ISBN 9781466397293 (paperback)
1466397292 (paperback)