The impact of personal pseudoscientific beliefs in the pursuit for non-evidence-based health care

INTRODUCTION: Pseudoscientific beliefs are widespread in society and are influenced by several factors. The endorsement of alternative medicine treatments, mostly not evidence based, has relevant negative impacts on health care public policies. The understanding of the impact of pseudoscientific bel...

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Main Authors: Natália Pasternak Taschner, Carlos Orsi, Paulo Almeida, Ronaldo Pilati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare
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Online Access:https://www5.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/evidence/article/view/3516