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Regardless of all the criticism and regardless of the multitude of propositions for a replacement of EBM, it seems certain that EBM, simply because it is medicine based on solid scientific evidence, is the best method we have to save lives and to treat the sick and infirm. Evidence-based research is what gives us credible results, and physicians who are using those, together with their experience, are the ones providing their patients with the best care possible. Mistakes can happen and EBM is no safeguard against mistakes. Humans use EBM and guide EBM and make decisions based on EBM, but they are still human.
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Schulte, MC. (2020). Conclusion. In: Evidence-Based Medicine - A Paradigm Ready To Be Challenged?. J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-05703-7_6
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