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01-12-2018 | Letter to the Editor

General Internists in Pursuit of Diagnostic Excellence

Authors: Paul Wallace, MD, Isaac Matthias, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 12/2018

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We read with interest the recent contribution from Kwan and Singh calling for general internists to promote diagnostic excellence.¹ We agree that novel approaches need to be explored and that accurate and timely diagnosis of common conditions—such as CHF and pneumonia—need to be prioritized over the pursuit of the esoteric. …

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Title: General Internists in Pursuit of Diagnostic Excellence
Authors: Paul Wallace, MD
Isaac Matthias, MD
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 12/2018
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4668-3

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