title: [Evidence-based medicine: a philosophical critique about its application in primary care].
abstract: A criticism is made of evidence-based medicine (EBM) based on the Frankfurt School works and on the shortcomings of the verification method. Despite these irregularities, we find EBM to still currently be a scientific paradigm in primary care, aiding in pursuing the utopian ideal both in rural areas as well as in undeveloped countries.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Pilas, Unidad de Apoyo a la Investigación, Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ortega Calvo
authors.forename: Aurelio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cayuela Domínguez
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010684:Philosophy; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*