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work_ehy2zcth3rfyfkajspey4md5sa	Maya J. Goldenberg	On evidence and evidence-based medicine: Lessons from the philosophy of science	2006	12	.pdf	application/pdf	8581	584	49	The evidence-based medicine (EBM) movement is touted as a new paradigm in medical education and practice, a At the same time, the term ''evidence-based medicine'' has a ring of obviousness to it, as few physicians, one suspects, would claim that they do not attempt to base their clinical decision-making on available evidence. The post-positivist, feminist, and phenomenological philosophies of science that are examined in this paper contest the seemingly unproblematic nature of evidence that underlies EBM by emphasizing different features of the social nature of of EBM only occurs because of its assumed removal from the social context of medical practice. Keywords: Evidence; Evidence-based medicine; Philosophy of science; Positivism; Feminist epistemology; Phenomenology practices strictly on evidence that allegedly separates science from other activities (Husserl, 1982; The evidence-based medicine (EBM) medical practice, ''evidence-based'' should not be medical practice, ''evidence-based'' should not be Evidence-based medicine and medical authority. Evidence-based medicine and women: Do	./cache/work_ehy2zcth3rfyfkajspey4md5sa.pdf	./txt/work_ehy2zcth3rfyfkajspey4md5sa.txt