Talk:Physical examination

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[edit] Sackett

Sackett and his buddies have been pressing for more rigorous study of physical signs a few years ago:

  • FA McAlister, SE Straus, DL Sackett. Why we need large, simple studies of the clinical examination: the problem and a proposed solution. Lancet 1999 354: 1721-24.

Probably worth mentioning, as is some stuff from JAMA's "the rational clinical examination" that appears in regular intervals. JFW | T@lk 16:18, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

I think including refs to EBM-- should be the goal of all the physical exam articles. Nephron  T|C 23:08, 25 September 2006 (UTC)