Translating vague complaints into precise symptoms: The implications of a poor medical history

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 317-321

  Sonnenberg, Amnon ^a   Gogel, Howard K ^a  

^a VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes' formula; Medical decision analysis; Medical diagnostics; Outcome research; Sensitivity; Specificity; Test characteristics

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BAYES THEOREM; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036201487     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200203000-00018     Document Type: Article

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