The ultrasound-assisted physical examination in the periodic health evaluation of the elderly

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 628-632

  Siepel, T ^a   Clifford, D S ^a   James, P A ^a   Cowan, T M ^a  

^a Box 447 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Physical examination; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URINE RETENTION;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NEW YORK; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 0033848066     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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