evidence-based medicine en · NOUN
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(uncountable) Health care whose policies and practices are derived from the systematic, scientific study of the effectiveness of various treatments.
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. 177Holonyms: scientific medicine < medicine
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fr médecine fondée sur des données probantes (health care) · pl medycyna oparta na faktach (health care) · hy ապացուցողական բժշկություն (health care) · nl geneeskunde op basis van bewijs (health care) · cmn 循證醫學 /循证医学 (health care) · fi näyttöön perustuva lääketiede (health care)