Abstract
Froom and Froom all attention to referral bias as a frequent cause for misinterpreting the medical literature. This is particularly a source of false certainty, and therefore false science, in U.S. practice, where referral centers are often seen as the only legitimate source of medical knowledge and where primary care is discounted as a source of scientific observations. Appreciation of the primary care setting is therefore a critical element in theoretical understanding of medical epistemology.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 261-263 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Theoretical Medicine |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- primary care
- referrals
- selection bias
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
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The importance of primary care for theoretical medicine : A commentary. / Brody, Howard.
In: Theoretical Medicine, Vol. 13, No. 3, 09.1992, p. 261-263.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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