An evidence-based approach to the clinical examination

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 182-187

  Hatala, Rose ^a,c   Smieja, Marek ^a   Kane, Sheri Lynn ^a   Cook, Deborah J ^a   Meade, Maureen O ^b   Nishikawa, Jim ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HENDERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; RELIABILITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 0030888242     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.012003182.x     Document Type: Article

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