Open AccessScope and limitations of therapies: A neomillennial epistemological evaluation for helping medical practices
Author(s) -
Manu Kothari,
Lopa Mehta
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.105465
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , medicine , sample (material) , medical practice , scope of practice , epistemology , medical education , law , health care , philosophy , chemistry , chromatography , computer science , political science , programming language
Medical practice is in crisis - the sophistications are enormous and expensive, and the outcomes leave much to be desired. An epistemologic evaluation that weighs the scope and limitations of any -pathy or any procedure seems to be the need of the day. As an example, described herein is the logic of such an exercise; and a sample of the exercise itself, taking cancer as an example.