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Medical nihilism /

Medical nihilism is the view that we should have little confidence in the effectiveness of medical interventions. This work argues that medical nihilism is a compelling view of modern medicine. If we consider the frequency of failed medical interventions, the extent of misleading evidence in medical...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stegenga, Jacob (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edición:First edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Medical nihilism is the view that we should have little confidence in the effectiveness of medical interventions. This work argues that medical nihilism is a compelling view of modern medicine. If we consider the frequency of failed medical interventions, the extent of misleading evidence in medical research, the thin theoretical basis of many interventions, and the malleability of empirical methods in medicine, and if we employ our best inductive framework, then our confidence in the effectiveness of medical interventions ought to be low.
Notas:This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Público:Specialized.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191809170
0191809179
9780191064098
0191064092