Criticisms of evidence-based medicine - Brief review of five major types of criticisms of EBM.
Deconstructing the evidence-based discourse in health sciences: truth, power and fascism - The article that initiated the critical controversy surrounding the claim that EBM represents an exclusionary "regime of power".
Does "Evidence-Based Medicine" Diminish the Physician's Role? - A roundtable discussion of whether EBM is "microfascism", as recently charged by a former NIH director and others.
Evidence-based medicine: a commentary on common criticisms - Review of the most commonly leveled charges against, and misperceptions about, evidence-based medicine, with proposed solutions to real limitations.
Evidence-Based Medicine in the Intensive Care Unit: A Debate - Pro and con viewpoints on the question of whether EBM erodes the doctor-patient relationship and adversely affects the artistic and creative aspects of medicine.
Evidence-based Medicine Under Attack - Brief examination of, and defense against, the recent accusations that evidence-based medicine is normative and exclusionary.
False dichotomies: EBM, clinical freedom, and the art of medicine - A critical evaluation of the oft-cited criticism of evidence-based medicine as constraining clinical freedom and potentially compromising patient welfare.
A philosophical analysis of the evidence-based medicine debate - A review of criticisms of EBM as being founded on a lack of clarity and precision by EBM's own propoenents.
Misapprehensions about Evidence-based Medicine - Discussion of three fundamental yet common misinterpretations of evidence-based medicine.
Evidence based medicine: increasing, not dictating, choice - A defense of evidence-based medicine from the perspective of women's health concerns.
The case against 'the evidence': a different perspective on evidence-based medicine - A psychiatrist's critique that over-emphasis on evidence-based medicine oversimplifies the complex and interpersonal nature of clinical care.
The pragmatic randomised controlled trial - A critique of conventional randomized controlled trials methodology, and an attempt to incorporate more complex interventions via a new 'pragmatic RCT'.
Is Evidence-Based Medicine Relevant to the Developing World? - Argues and discusses the reasons for the limited relevance of systematic reviews to frontline health care workers in developing countries.
Evidence-Based Medicine in Iberoamerica: Problems and Possible Solutions - Discussion of the applicability of evidence-based medicine in Latin American countries.
Evidence-Based Medicine: Haute Couture or the Emperor's New Clothes? - An anesthesiologist's examination of some strengths and weaknesses of evidence-based medicine.
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