Limited value of physical examinations in upper respiratory illness: Account of personal experience and survey of doctors' views

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 184-188

  Kiderman, A ^a,b   Dratva, D ^b   Ever Hadani, P ^c   Cohen, R ^d   Brezis, M ^b,c  

^a Harvard Medical School ^*

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Clinical practice; Diagnosis; Medical history taking; Physical examination; Time management; Upper respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60349090366     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.00980.x     Document Type: Article

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