Knowing and Acting in Medicine
- ISBN-10
- 1783488115
- ISBN-13
- 9781783488117
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 268
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-12-13
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Robyn Bluhm
Description
The first volume in the rapidly growing field of philosophy of medicine to focus on the relationship between knowledge and clinical practice and policy.
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