title: [Evidence-based medicine and its significance for primary health care].
abstract: Evidence Based Medicine objectifies health care decision-making, but has its methodological restrictions and can be misused by economists, lawyers, politicians and other decision-makers. Guidelines are being formulated on how to apply EBM in primary care (general practice).
authors.affiliation: guido.vanbelle@tandarts.be
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vanbelle
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D003363:Cost Control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007341:Insurance; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards