The annual physical examination: Needless ritual or necessary routine?

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 136, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 701-703

  Laine, Christine ^a  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037035525     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-136-9-200205070-00013     Document Type: Editorial

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