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- Title
TWO VIEWS: THE ADULT ANNUAL PHYSICAL. IN SEARCH OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: Why the "annual physical" for healthy adults is a poor use of clinician time.
- Authors
Rodrigues, Natercia; Fogarty, Colleen T.
- Abstract
The article offers the author's views on the annual physical check-up of asymptomatic adults in the U.S. which is noted to be a waste of time due to its lack of benefits to the reduction of morbidity and mortality and cites the risk of unnecessary treatment as its disadvantage.
- Subjects
MEDICAL screening; PHYSICAL diagnosis; PHYSICIANS; GENERAL practitioners; PREVENTIVE health services; PRIMARY health care; TIME management; OCCUPATIONAL roles
- Publication
Family Doctor: A Journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians, 2014, Vol 2, Issue 4, p10
- ISSN
2474-493X
- Publication type
Opinion