Xie Yu, Ai Chang-lin, Deng Shao-lin, Li You-ping
China Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi. 2010 May;40(3):149-54.
Science is coming from the background of social culture. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) was generated at the early 90's of 20th Century, and there were some landmark things before its appearance. The background of EBM included: (1) risk control of medical techniques at the 70s of 20th Century; (2) ethical ideas of Protestant, including secularism, rationalism and utilitarianism; (3) British positivism and its tradition.