Commentary: Pattern recognition versus bayesian approach for diagnosis in primary care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7542, 2006, Pages 646-

  Fletcher, John ^a   Fox, Robin ^a  

^a Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NOTE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; THORAX PAIN; ADULT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33645240444     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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