TY - JOUR T1 - Evidence-based medicine: a commentary on common criticisms JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 837 LP - 841 VL - 163 IS - 7 AU - Sharon E. Straus AU - Finlay A. McAlister Y1 - 2000/10/03 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/163/7/837.abstract N2 - Discussions about evidence-based medicine engender both negative and positive reactions from clinicians and academics. Ways to achieve evidence-based practice are reviewed here and the most common criticisms described. The latter can be classified as ”limitations universal to the practice of medicine,” ”limitations unique to evidence-based medicine” and ”misperceptions of evidence-based medicine.” Potential solutions to the true limitations of evidence-based medicine are discussed and areas for future work highlighted. ER -