身体診察の教科書において最高峰として名高い『Sapira's Art and Science of Bedside Diagnosis』
にこんな記述がある。

More than 100 books and thousands of articles have been published on EBM.
It has been subjected to major criticism, including the observation that it is not itself evidence based, in that there is no convincing evidence that physicians using it provide any better care than those who do not.

Perhaps the most balanced definition is that EBM constitutes “methods of incorporating epidemiologic evidence into clinical practice” (Cohen et al., 2004).