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| Title |
Evidence-based medicine: a commentary on common criticisms.
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Canadian Medical Association Journal, October 2000
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| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
S E Straus, F A McAlister |
| Abstract |
Discussions about evidence-based medicine engender both negative and positive reactions from clinicians and academics. Ways to achieve evidence-based practice are reviewed here and the most common criticisms described. The latter can be classified as "limitations universal to the practice of medicine," "limitations unique to evidence-based medicine" and "misperceptions of evidence-based medicine." Potential solutions to the true limitations of evidence-based medicine are discussed and areas for future work highlighted. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 51 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 14 | 27% |
| Spain | 4 | 8% |
| United States | 4 | 8% |
| Canada | 3 | 6% |
| India | 2 | 4% |
| Denmark | 2 | 4% |
| Peru | 1 | 2% |
| Japan | 1 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 17 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 25 | 49% |
| Scientists | 15 | 29% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 18% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 257 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 6 | 2% |
| United States | 4 | 2% |
| Canada | 3 | 1% |
| Chile | 2 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Russia | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 237 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 36 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 35 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 11% |
| Other | 28 | 11% |
| Researcher | 22 | 9% |
| Other | 71 | 28% |
| Unknown | 36 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 95 | 37% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 30 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 25 | 10% |
| Psychology | 13 | 5% |
| Philosophy | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 40 | 16% |
| Unknown | 47 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 40. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 February 2024.
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#1,057,196
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Outputs from Canadian Medical Association Journal
#1,495
of 9,555 outputs
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#595
of 39,293 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Canadian Medical Association Journal
#2
of 26 outputs
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