| Certainty, probability and abduction: why we should look to C.S. Peirce rather than Gödel for a theory of clinical reasoning. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 9406107 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This paper argues that Gödel's proof does not provide the appropriate conceptual basis on which to counter the claims of evidence-based medicine. The nature of, and differences between, deductive, inductive and abductive inference are briefly surveyed. The work of the American logician C.S. Peirce is introduced as a possible framework for a theory of clinical reasoning which can ground the claims of both evidence-based medicine and its critics. |
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Authors:
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R Upshur |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comment; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice Volume: 3 ISSN: 1356-1294 ISO Abbreviation: J Eval Clin Pract Publication Date: 1997 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-01-23 Completed Date: 1998-01-23 Revised Date: 2001-11-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9609066 Medline TA: J Eval Clin Pract Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 201-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Community Medicine Residency Programme, University of Toronto, Canada. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Evidence-Based Medicine
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methods* Logic* Models, Statistical* Philosophy |
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Comment On:
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J Eval Clin Pract. 1997 Apr;3(2):145-8
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9276590
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