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How doctors think : clinical judgment and the practice of medicine

Although physicians make use of science, this book argues that medicine is not itself a science, but rather an interpretive practice that relies heavily on clinical reasoning. Kathryn Montgomery contends that assuming medicine is strictly a science can have adverse effects. She suggests these can be significantly reduced by recognizing the vital role of clinical judgment.--[book jacket]

Print Book, English, 2006
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2006