Evidence-based thinking in clinical medicine has impacted
greatly on the physician's approach to clinical care.
Evidence-Based Dermatology introduces and encourages the
concept of evidence-based patient care in dermatology.
Incorporating a text that is much more than merely the
summary of trial data, the authors worked to explore
disease mechanisms and treatments in greater depth and
detail in order to provide more insight for the reader.
In addition to promoting the understanding of the
evidence-based philosophy, the authors have focused on
some of the fundamentals in dermatology that need to be
approached differently. Issues such as the interpretation
of clinical research, disease-oriented evidence versus
patient-care evidence, and the use of placebo are
examined.
