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Where's the Evidence? Controversies in Modern Medicine
by William A. Silverman, MD, 259 pp, $40, ISBN 0-19-262934-4, New York, NY, Oxford Unversity Press Inc, 1998.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999;153:660.
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This is a collection of insightful essays in pediatric and perinatal epidemiology published by the author between 1987 and 1997. The 45 essays and 6 replies explore various ethical tensions that exist in modern medical research and practice, many of which derive from or are aggravated by the incompleteness of our medical knowledge. Drawing on more than 40 years of experience in pediatrics and neonatal medicine, Dr Silverman weaves compelling illustrations into thoughtful arguments in support of his opinions.
The essays are very well written and enjoyable to read; however, the book as a whole would have been easier to digest had its essays been arranged by topic instead of by year written, and had some introductory material been provided to help the reader sift through the myriad relationships among them.
Essays 1, 10, 17, 26, 31, 43, and 45 criticize physicians' tendencies to employ new (or even popularly accepted) . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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