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CMAJ - October 20, 1998JAMC - le 20 october 1998

Debating the benefits of home care

CMAJ 1998;159:918

See response from: S.M. MacLeod
I was perplexed by a recent exchange in the correspondence column, consisting of the letter "Where's the evidence for home care?" (CMAJ 1998;159[2]:135-6), by Dr. Aidan Byrne, and a reply (CMAJ 1998;159[2]:136) from Dr. Stuart M. MacLeod.

Byrne writes to ask for factual support for the opinion that home care has significant economic benefits, citing some evidence from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences that the benefits may be illusory.

MacLeod, a proponent of evidence-based medicine, replies that he bases his position on "common sense" and what is "obvious."

What are readers to make of this?

J. Edward Mullens, MD, MS
Toronto, Ont.
jemul@compuserve.com

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