The search for substance: a quest for the identity-conditions of evidence-based medicine and some comments on Djulbegovic, B., Guyatt, G. H. & Ashcroft, R. E. (2009) Cancer Control, 16, 158–168
Michael Loughlin PhD,
Michael Loughlin PhD
Reader in Applied Philosophy, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe, Cheshire, UK
Search for more papers by this authorMichael Loughlin PhD,
Michael Loughlin PhD
Reader in Applied Philosophy, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe, Cheshire, UK
Search for more papers by this authorDr Michael LoughlinDepartment of Interdisciplinary StudiesManchester Metropolitan UniversityCreweCheshire CW1 5DUUKEmail: [email protected]
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