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by Pam Belluck, ''New York Times'', 25 December 2013 | by Pam Belluck, ''New York Times'', 25 December 2013 | ||
The following quotation comes from a [http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304244904579278442014913458 story] in the ''Wall Street Journal'': | The following quotation comes from a related[http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304244904579278442014913458 story] in the ''Wall Street Journal'': | ||
:"Doctors have a bad tendency to confuse what they believe with what they know," said Dr. Järvinen [one of the study's authors], an orthopedic resident and adjunct professor at Helsinki University Central Hospital. | :"Doctors have a bad tendency to confuse what they believe with what they know," said Dr. Järvinen [one of the study's authors], an orthopedic resident and adjunct professor at Helsinki University Central Hospital. | ||
The ''WSJ'' included | The ''WSJ'' article also included the following graphic | ||
:[[File:WSJ_placebo_knee.jpg | 180px]] | :[[File:WSJ_placebo_knee.jpg | 180px]] | ||
Submitted by Paul Alper | Submitted by Paul Alper | ||
Revision as of 22:59, 7 January 2014
Sham knee surgery study
Common knee surgery does very little for some, study suggests
by Pam Belluck, New York Times, 25 December 2013
The following quotation comes from a relatedstory in the Wall Street Journal:
- "Doctors have a bad tendency to confuse what they believe with what they know," said Dr. Järvinen [one of the study's authors], an orthopedic resident and adjunct professor at Helsinki University Central Hospital.
The WSJ article also included the following graphic
Submitted by Paul Alper