Desperately seeking science: the creation of knowledge in family practice. From: The Hastings Center Report | Date: November 1, 1990| Author: Goldstein, Jared | COPYRIGHT 1990 Hastings Center. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Desperately Seeking Science: The Creation of Knowledge in Family Practice

They are called doorknob questions. My patient appears satisfied, or at least he has nodded in all the right places. Clothing has been regained; we've chatted about the kids. I've closed the chart, capped my pen, and stood up. No one could miss the signals. Just as I'm reaching for the doorknob, poised to make my exit (or escape), it comes: "Why am I having these headaches?" or "Did you give me...

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