Evidence-based diagnosis: More is needed

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 70-71

  Richardson, W Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031392329     PISSN: 13575376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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