title: Using and misusing anecdote in policy making.
authors.affiliation: Heller School, Brandeis University, USA. jmcdonough@brandeis.edu
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: McDonough
mesh_terms: D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D003657:Decision Making; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D011050:Policy Making; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States