Inaccuracies in patient medical histories

Comprehensive Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 258-264

  Seltzer, Murray H ^a,b   Mcdermott, Janette H ^b  

^a University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

^b SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BREAST DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0032979551     PISSN: 00988243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02944267     Document Type: Article

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