Evidence-Based Medicine—An Oral History

Smith and Rennie feature six individuals, including Thomas C. Chalmers, Alvan R. Feinstein, and Archibald Cochrane, who have played a prominent part in the development of evidence-based medicine (EBM). Chalmers had taken the rigorous approach toward randomized trials and his early adoption of meta-a...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2014-01, Vol.311 (4), p.365-367
Main Authors: Smith, Richard, Rennie, Drummond
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chalmers, Thomas C
Clinical trials
Cochrane, Archibald
Epidemiology
Evidence-based medicine
Evidence-Based Medicine - history
Evidence-Based Medicine - trends
Feinstein, Alvan R
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Meta-analysis
Patient Preference
Systematic review
Terminology as Topic
Video
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Summary:Smith and Rennie feature six individuals, including Thomas C. Chalmers, Alvan R. Feinstein, and Archibald Cochrane, who have played a prominent part in the development of evidence-based medicine (EBM). Chalmers had taken the rigorous approach toward randomized trials and his early adoption of meta-analysis. Feinstein was important in defining clinical epidemiology and in first showing how medical practice could be studied. Cochrane published his seminal book Effectiveness and Efficiency: Random Reflections on Health Services in 1972. His work was the inspiration for the Cochrane Collaboration, which has played a central role in promoting EBM. They also discuss Evidence-Based Medicine: An Oral History video.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2013.286182