PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Flake, Zachary TI - The Irreverent Nature of Evidence AID - 10.1370/afm.316 DP - 2005 May 01 TA - The Annals of Family Medicine PG - 271--272 VI - 3 IP - 3 4099 - http://www.annfammed.org/content/3/3/271.short 4100 - http://www.annfammed.org/content/3/3/271.full SO - Ann Fam Med2005 May 01; 3 AB - A few months ago, I had to tell one of my attending physicians that he was wrong. His belief was based on experience, but my assertion was based on evidence. This debate, and many like it, reveals a reevaluation of the role of information in medical decisions and the doctor-patient relationship.