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Joseph Hardison, MD
Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta

JAMA. 1981;246(21):2432.

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I agree that patients are admitted to hospitals for predetermined reasons and particular problems. My concern is that a reason for admission is sought rather than a complaint. It is not necessary that all complaints be followed by voluminous histories, physicals, and laboratory tests. I do believe that the better a physician knows his patient, the better the care he can provide. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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