The need for a rationalist turn in evidence-based medicine.
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Peer-reviewed
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Kelly, Michael P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2029-5841
Abstract
When evidence-based medicine (EBM) became established, its dominant rhetoric was empiricist, in spite of rationalist elements in its practice. Exploring some of the key statements about EBM down the years, the paper examines the tensions between empiricism and rationalism and argues for a rationalist turn in EBM to help to develop the next generation of scholarship in the field.
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Cochrane, NICE, clinical guidelines, epistemology, evidence-based medicine, practical reasoning, Advisory Committees, Empiricism, Evidence-Based Medicine, Fellowships and Scholarships, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Rationalization
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J Eval Clin Pract
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1356-1294
1365-2753
1365-2753
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24
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Wiley
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The work was supported by a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (Grant number AH/M005917/1) (‘Evaluating Evidence in Medicine’).