title: Commentary: The Paris Academy of Science report on Jean Civiale's statistical research and the 19th century background to evidence-based medicine.
authors.affiliation: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-2092, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Matthews
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000266:history; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000266:history*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013223:Statistics as Topic / Q000266:history*; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy