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Generations of Misplaced Confidence: A Personal View

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Paul D. Stolley
Paul D. Stolley
Affiliation:
University of Maryland at Baltimore
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Abstract

A humorous look at one family's experience with the milestones of medical achievement illustrates the need for continued research on the efficacy of treatment. Skepticism about the benefits of new treatments and careful examination of even standard procedures should be encouraged within the medical profession.

Type
Special Section: The Quality of the Medical Evidence: Is It Good Enough?
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , Spring 1996 , pp. 190 - 194
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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