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Becoming a Phronimos: Evidence-Based Medicine, Clinical Decision Making, and the Role of Practical Wisdom in Primary Care

Lisa Cosgrove and Allen F. Shaughnessy
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine August 2023, 36 (4) 531-536; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230034R1
Lisa Cosgrove
From the Department of Counseling and School Psychology, University of Massachusetts-Boston (LC); Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AFS).
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Allen F. Shaughnessy
From the Department of Counseling and School Psychology, University of Massachusetts-Boston (LC); Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AFS).
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vol. 36 no. 4 531-536
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230034R1
PubMed 
37562833

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication January 30, 2023
  • Revision received March 8, 2023
  • Accepted for publication March 13, 2023
  • Published online August 10, 2023.

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  1. Lisa Cosgrove, PhD, and
  2. Allen F. Shaughnessy, PharmD, MMedEd
  1. From the Department of Counseling and School Psychology, University of Massachusetts-Boston (LC); Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AFS).
  1. Corresponding author: Allen F. Shaughnessy, Pharm D, MMedEd, Tufts University Malden, 419 Boston Ave, Medford, MA 02155 (E-mail: ashaughnessy{at}challiance.org).
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Lisa Cosgrove, Allen F. Shaughnessy
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Aug 2023, 36 (4) 531-536; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230034R1

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Becoming a Phronimos: Evidence-Based Medicine, Clinical Decision Making, and the Role of Practical Wisdom in Primary Care
Lisa Cosgrove, Allen F. Shaughnessy
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Aug 2023, 36 (4) 531-536; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230034R1
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    • Phronesis Helps Avoid the Medicalization of the Human Experience
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