title: Evidence-based medicine in general practice: a hindrance to optimal medical care?
abstract: This article is the second part of a "pro et contra session" about evidence-based medicine at the 13th Nordic Congress in General Practice 2003 in Helsinki. Marjukka Mäkelä's arguments in favour of evidence-based medicine may be found in the preceding article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine and General Practice, Norwegian University of Sciene and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. Irene.Hetlevic@medisin.utnu.no
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hetlevik
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods*; D006304:Health Status; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012307:Risk Factors