title: Health advocacy organizations and evidence-based medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA. smr4@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Sheila M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rothman
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000628:therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D011859:Radiography; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations