The gold standard : the challenge of evidence-based medicine and standardization in health care /

The first book to explore the effects of dramatic changes in the delivery of medical care.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Timmermans, Stefan, 1968- (Author), Berg, Marc (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Medical care > Standards.
Evidence-based medicine.
Evidence-Based Medicine > standards
Evidence-Based Practice
Evidence-Based Medicine
Médecine factuelle.
Soins médicaux > Normes.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
Evidence-based medicine
Medical care > Standards
Evidence-based practice.
Standaardisatie.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Politics of Standardization; 1. Standardization in Medicine in the Twentieth Century: The Emergence of the Paper-Based Patient Record; 2. Standards at Work: A Dynamic Transformationof Medicine; 3. From Autonomy to Accountability? Clinical Practice Guidelines and Professionalization; 4. Guidelines, Professionals, and the Production of Objectivity in Insurance Medicine; 5. Evidence-Based Medicine and Learning to Doctor; 6. Standardizing Risk: A Case Study of Thalidomide; Epilogue: The Quest for Quality; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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