part, Section I How do we See Things in Medicine -- chapter 1 How do we see medicine, health and disease? A basic set of rules and fundamental paradigms -- chapter 2 The work of physicians with individuals and communities. Epidemiology and other partners in evidence-based medicine -- chapter 3 The logic of modern medicine. Reasoning and underlying concepts -- part, Section II How do we Do Things in Medicine -- chapter 4 Producing evidence. Classification, objectives and worthiness of medical research -- chapter 5 Assessing the health of individuals and communities. Health indicators, indexes, and scales -- chapter 6 Chapter 6Identifying cases of disease. Clinimetrics and diagnosis -- chapter 7 Describing what happens. Clinical case reports, case series, occurrence studies -- chapter 8 Search for causes of disease occurrence. Why does disease occur? -- chapter 9 The impact of treatment and other clinical and community health interventions. A’does it work?’ evaluation -- chapter 10 Prognosis. Studies of disease course and outcomes -- part, Section III Putting Experiences Together and Making Decisions in Medicine -- chapter 11 Analyzing and integrating a body of knowledge. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis of evidence -- chapter 12 Using evidence and logic in everyday clinical reasoning, communication, and legal and scientific argumentation -- chapter 13 Decision analysis and decision-making in medicine. Beyond intuition, guts, and flair.