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Q J Med 2003; 96: 315
© 2003 Association of Physicians

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Research evidence and the individual patient

J.M. Walshe

Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon

Sir,

Drs Schattner and Fletcher1 have done well to draw attention to the problems involved in the use of evidence-based medicine as applied to the individual patient. This confirms two views that I have long held. The first is that in clinical medicine, there is no substitute for experience; the second is that statistics are fine for making decisions about the herd, but of little value for the individual patient.

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1. Schattner A, Fletcher RH. Research evidence and the individual patient. Q J Med 2003; 96:1–5.[Web of Science]


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