A single-centre audit of junior doctors' diagnostic activity in medical admissions

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 307-312

  Bhandari, S ^a  

^a HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical reasoning; Diagnosis; Doctor; Grade; Symptom

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 74249090848     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2009.423     Document Type: Article

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