Family physicians' ability to detect a physical sign (hepatomegaly) from an unannounced standardized patient (incognito SP)

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-102

  Borrell Carrió, Francisco ^a,f   Poveda, Benilde Fontoba ^b   Seco, Elena Muñoz ^c   Castillejo, Jose Antonio Prados ^d   González, Miguel Pedregal ^e   Rodríguez, Eva Peguero ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^d Andalusian Health Service (SAS)   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^f CAP Cornellà ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical skills; physical examination; process assessment (health care); professional competence; standardized patient

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGE FACTORS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPAIN; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 79957500771     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2010.549223     Document Type: Article

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