TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 70. The Quality of Evidence A1 - Paikin, Jeremy A1 - Crowther, Mark A. A2 - McKean, Sylvia C. A2 - Ross, John J. A2 - Dressler, Daniel D. A2 - Brotman, Daniel J. A2 - Ginsberg, Jeffrey S. PY - 2012 T2 - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine AB - In the past, physicians passively applied their knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology to treat their patients. While a keen understanding of human physiology (and disease processes) is crucial, several groundbreaking epidemiologists believed it was not enough for the care of patients. Especially in this modern era of explosive growth in technology and new drugs on the market, there is a surplus of information available to health care professionals. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/16 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56196222 ER -