Clinical Diagnosis and the Order of Information

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 412-417

  Bergus, George R ^a   Chapman, Gretchen B ^b   Levy, Barcey T ^b   Ely, John W ^b   Oppliger, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Diagnosis; Judgment; Primary care; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSURIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031694713     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9801800409     Document Type: Article

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