Evaluating the Yield of Medical Tests

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 247, Issue 18, 1982, Pages 2543-2546

  Harrell, Frank E ^a   Califf, Robert M ^a   Pryor, David B ^a   Lee, Kerry L ^a   Rosati, Robert A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS;

CATHETERIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; EVALUATION STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NORTH CAROLINA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 84944363874     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1982.03320430047030     Document Type: Article

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