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Meaning and measurement: an inclusive model of evidence in health care.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11489034     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Evidence-based approaches are assuming prominence in many health-care fields. The core ideas of evidence-based health care derive from clinical epidemiology and general internal medicine. The concept of evidence has yet to be analysed systematically; what counts as evidence may vary across disciplines. Furthermore, the contribution of the social sciences, particularly qualitative methodology, has received scant attention. This paper outlines a model of evidence that describes four distinct but related types of evidence: qualitative-personal; qualitative-general; quantitative-general and quantitative-personal. The rationale for these distinctions and the implications of these for a theory of evidence are discussed.
Authors:
R E Upshur; E G VanDenKerkhof; V Goel
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of evaluation in clinical practice     Volume:  7     ISSN:  1356-1294     ISO Abbreviation:  J Eval Clin Pract     Publication Date:  2001 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-08-07     Completed Date:  2001-09-20     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9609066     Medline TA:  J Eval Clin Pract     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  91-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Primary Care Research Unit, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Campus, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Evidence-Based Medicine*
Knowledge*
Quality of Health Care
Research

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