Does a physician's ability to accurately assess the likelihood of pulmonary embolism increase with training?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1199-1205

  Rosen, M P ^a   Sands, D Z ^a   Morris, J ^a   Drake, W ^a   Davis, R B ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOB PERFORMANCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING;

EID: 0034520874     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200012000-00017     Document Type: Article

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