title: A science for the art of consensus.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, U.K.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Sackett
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards*; D011050:Policy Making; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States