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Letters Evidence based medicine and clinical judgment debate

Generation of evidence should be tailored to individuals

BMJ 2018; 363 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4115 (Published 03 October 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;363:k4115
  1. Balasubramanya Seetharama Rao, consultant in pharmaceutical medicine
  1. Orion Pharma (UK), Nottingham NG1 2GB, UK
  1. bala.rao{at}orionpharma.com

The process of generating “evidence” has an element of chance built into it.1 The problem of reproducibility of results is well known across the scientific disciplines, including medicine.2 At the heart of the problem lies the “chaotic” ways in which nature operates.3 The deeper you look into …

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