evidence-based medicine

noun

Health care whose policies and practices are derived from the systematic, scientific study of the effectiveness of various treatments.

“Holonyms: scientific medicine < medicine”

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Meanings

nounevidence-based medicine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineHealth care whose policies and practices are derived from the systematic, scientific study of the effectiveness of various treatments.

    Holonyms: scientific medicine < medicine

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    In the last decade, the health care field has been under the spell of evidence-based medicine—a social movement aimed to strengthen the scientific base of health care and determine the effectiveness of clinical interventions.

    2004, S. Timmermans and E. S. Kolker, "Evidence-Based Medicine and the Reconfiguration of Medical Knowledge," Journal of Health and Social Behavior, vol. 45, extra issue, p. 177

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 循證醫學 /循证医学
  • 循證醫學 /循证医学 (xúnzhèng yīxué)health care
Dutch geneeskunde op basis van bewijs
  • geneeskunde op basis van bewijshealth care
Finnish näyttöön perustuva lääketiede
  • näyttöön perustuva lääketiedehealth care
French médecine fondée sur des données probantes
  • médecine fondée sur des données probanteshealth care
Polish medycyna oparta na faktach
  • medycyna oparta na faktachhealth care
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