Abstract

ORTEGA CALVO, Manuel  and  CAYUELA DOMINGUEZ, Aurelio. Evidence-based medicine: a philosophical criticism of its use in primary care. Rev. Esp. Salud Publica [online]. 2002, vol.76, n.2, pp.115-120. ISSN 2173-9110.

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.

Keywords : Evidence-based medicine; Positivism; Verificationism; Utopias.

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