Is medicine a process of scientific rigour?
Medicine is an ancient art. This may sound incorrect. We all know that medicine is a science. But it very easily is not. There is far more alchemy and guesswork in the practice of medicine than there may appear to be to an outsider. It is far less limited by a scientific framework and rather guided...
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| Published in: | South African journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (1999) Vol. 28; no. 2; p. 28 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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South African Medical Association NPC
01-12-2022
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| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Medicine is an ancient art. This may sound incorrect. We all know that medicine is a science. But it very easily is not. There is far more alchemy and guesswork in the practice of medicine than there may appear to be to an outsider. It is far less limited by a scientific framework and rather guided by supposition and loose illogical thought than perhaps it should be, and hence – an art. |
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| ISSN: | 0038-2329 2078-5135 2305-8862 |
| DOI: | 10.7196/SAJOG.2022.v28i2.2200 |