McMaster's pioneer in evidence-based medicine
now spreading his message in England
Lynne Cohen
Canadian Medical Association Journal 1996; 154: 388-390
Lynne Cohen is a freelance writer living in Nepean, Ont.
Abstract
Dr. David Sackett, formerly of McMaster University and now at Oxford University in England, is considered one of the pioneers of the evidence-based medicine movement. This article looks at his colleagues' assessment of Sackett's contributions to medicine and at Sackett's own views on his lengthy career.
| CMAJ February 1, 1996 (vol 154, no 3) |