Up from Clinical Epidemiology and EBM
O. S. Miettinen
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Hardcover. The author of this book can be described as the father of modern epidemiology. Here he exposes the untenability of the prevailing teachings about clinical epidemiology and EBM, and advances a vision of major improvements in clinical medicine. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
‘Clinical epidemiology’ is now widely promoted and taught as a ‘basic science’ of Evidence-Based Medicine, of clinical EBM to be specific. This book, however, is mostly about that which Miettinen takes to be the necessary substitute for this now-so-fashionable subject – namely, Theory of Clinical Medicine together with its subordinate Theory of Clinical Research.
The leit motif in all of this is Miettinen’s perception of the need, and opportunity, to bring major improvements into clinical medicine in this Information Age, now that theoretical progress has made feasible the development of practice-guiding Expert Systems for it.
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
428g
Number of Pages
175
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048195008
SKU
V9789048195008
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99-15
Reviews for Up from Clinical Epidemiology and EBM
From the reviews: “In a logical sequence of progressively deduced propositions and principles, Dr. Miettinen attempts to re-orient medical academia to the theories underlying clinical research in his recent book Up from Clinical Epidemiology & EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) … . We highly recommend this fascinating book to all epidemiologists … .” (Jan Van den Broeck and Jonathan R. ... Read more