Bridging the gaps in evidence based diagnosis

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7565, 2006, Pages 405-406

  Straus, Sharon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33748255710     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38945.464722.80     Document Type: Editorial

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