Limitations of study on symptom checkers

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 740-741

  Fraser, Hamish S F ^a   Clamp, Susan ^a   Wilson, Carol J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; RESIDENT; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOM CHECKER; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VIGNETTE; ATTENTION; COMPUTER;

ATTENTION; COMPUTERS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 85018949784     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0333     Document Type: Letter

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