Empiricism and rationalism in medicine: can 2 competing philosophies coexist to improve the quality of medical care?
Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: lanier.william@mayo.edu.
William L
WL
Lanier
S Vincent
SV
Rajkumar
D002983:Clinical Competence; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D059039:Standard of Care