A Study on Relative Contributions of the History, Physical Examination and Investigations in Making Medical Diagnosis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 771-775

  Roshan, M ^a   Rao, A P ^b  

^a FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; INDIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034252946     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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