How doctors think
Subtitle: clinical judgment and the practice of medicine
By: Kathryn Montgomery
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780195187120
Subjects: Medicine -- Decision making; Medicine -- Philosophy; Clinical medicine -- Practice
Description: Although physicians make use of science, this book argues that medicine is not itself a science, but rather an interpretive practice that relies heavily on clinical reasoning. Kathryn Montgomery contends that assuming medicine is strictly a science can have adverse effects. She suggests these can be significantly reduced by recognizing the vital role of clinical judgment.--[book jacket].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-238) and index