Evidence-based research
Subtitle: dilemmas and debates in health care
By: Brian Brown, Paul Crawford, and Carolyn Hicks
Contributors: Crawford, Paul, 1963-; Hicks, Carolyn
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
Subjects: Public health -- Research; Evidence-based medicine
Description: This work covers perspectives in the philosophy of science and critically discusses their relevance to healthcare research, using examples of paradigms, theories and research findings in the health sciences. It shows how healthcare research has been challenged by postmodernist philosophies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index