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Family Practice Vol. 18, No. 6, 647-648
© Oxford University Press 2001

Book Review

Great feuds in medicine: ten of the liveliest disputes ever.

Hal Hellman. (250 pages, £17.95.) John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2001. ISBN 0-471-34757-5.

Frank Dobbs, Senior Lecturer and Director

Senior Lecturer and Director of the SWARM Research Network, Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Plymouth

One of the essential components of the scientific method is peer review and critical discussion. In practice, this is not always constructive however and can seriously damage the lives of researchers and the progress of scientific endeavour if it becomes negative and confrontational. This book looks . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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