Evidence-based medicine and general practice.

Journal article

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) aids clinical decision making in all fields of medicine, including primary care. General practice is characterized by particular emphasis on the doctor-patient relationship and on biomedical, personal and contextual perspectives in diagnosis. Most evidence available to general practitioners (GPs) addresses only the bio-medical perspective and is often not directly applicable to primary care, as it derives from secondary or tertiary care. Emphasis on the biomedica...

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Authors: Jacobson, L; Edwards, A; Granier, S; Butler, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 420
• Pages: 449-452
• Publication date: 1997-07-01
• EISSN: 1478-5242
• ISSN: 0960-1643
• Language: English
• Keywords: Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Physician-Patient Relations; Family Practice; Research