Diagnosis, Diagnostic Criteria, and Consensus

Hand Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-48

  Graham, Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical disagreement; Consensus; Diagnosis; Diagnostic criteria; Measurement scales

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

BIOMETRY; CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HUMANS;

EID: 60349118986     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2008.10.004     Document Type: Review

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