Clinical findings in patients presenting with sore throat. A study on inter-observer reliability

Family Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 466-468

  Donner Banzhoff, Norbert ^a   Beck, C ^a   Meyer, F ^b   Werner, J A ^a   Baum, E ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b Surgery   (Germany)

Author keywords

Observer variation; Pharyngitis; Physical examination; Streptococcal infections; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT PALATE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TONSIL;

EID: 0036773243     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/19.5.466     Document Type: Article

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