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Evidence-based medicine: a cornerstone for clinical care but not for quality improvement.

June 14, 2019

Mondoux S, Shojania KG. J Eval Clin Pract. 2019;25(3):363-368.

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Evidence-based medicine has generated some controversy in quality and safety circles. The commentary highlights weaknesses in the science of evidence-based medicine and suggest that a broader systems-based approach is needed to inform health system redesign and improvement work.

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