Pascal's Wager, infective endocarditis and the "no-lose" philosophy in medicine

Heart

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-18

  Shaw, D ^a   Conway, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DENTIST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOCARDITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 75349096233     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2009.186056     Document Type: Short Survey

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