Borgerson, Kirstin

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Evidence-Based Alternative Medicine?
(2005-09) Borgerson, Kirstin
Focuses on the controversy over the validity of evidence-based medicine (EBM). Proposal for a hierarchy of evidence according to which randomized controlled trials (RCT) and meta-analyses of RCT provide the most reliable evidence concerning the efficacy of medical interventions; Problem with the EBM hierarchy in the evaluation of alternative medicine therapies; Arguments over the characteristics of alternative medicine.
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VALUING EVIDENCE: bias and the evidence hierarchy of evidence-based medicine
(2009-Spring2009) Borgerson, Kirstin
No abstract available.
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The Nature of Evidence in Evidence-Based Medicine
(2009-Spring2009) Goldenberg, Maya J.; Borgerson, Kirstin; Bluhm, Robyn
The article focuses on the examination of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in medicine. EBM's contribution in the clinical practice has long been used in the development of institutional and professional guidelines in health promotion and other disciplines. It presents how EBM diverged from the early anti-authoritarian practices. It also discusses the significance of EBM being the subject of critical discussions regarding its nature of evidence. Details on other EBM assumptions are also discussed.