The practice of clinical medicine as an art and as a science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16772302 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Saunders (0000-0003-3020-9916, Nevill Hall Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 18-22 |
| Publication date | 2000-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-215X • E-ISSN: 1473-4265 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/mh.26.1.18 |
| PMID | 12484313 |
| OpenAlex | W2108767154 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 17 |
The practice of modern medicine is the application of science, the ideal of which has the objective of value-neutral truth. The reality is different: practice varies widely between and within national medical communities. Neither evidence from randomised controlled trials nor observational methods can dictate action in particular circumstances. Their conclusions are applied by value judgments that may be impossible to specify in “focal particulars”. Herein lies the art which is integral to the practice of medicine as applied science
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |