Format:
x, 194 Seiten
,
Diagramme
ISBN:
9780415501071
,
9780415501095
Content:
Philosophy of medicine: its scope and subject matter -- Defining health and disease -- Theories and models in medicine -- Materialism and reductionism in science and medicine -- Probability and randomness -- Causality and induction -- Randomised controlled trials and study design -- Some central measures in clinical medicine -- Reasoning in clinical practice: prevention, diagnosis, therapy, prognosis, palliation and rehabilitation -- Medicine from first-person perspectives: phenomenology, narrative of knowledge and qualitative approaches to knowledge creation and use in medicine -- Neurosciences and diseases of the mind -- The varieties of modern medicine: evolutionary medicine, evidence-based medicine, precision and personalised medicine, alternative medicines and managing epidemics
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781315159843
Language:
English
Keywords:
Medizin
;
Philosophie
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