Hospital care of general medicine patients: the importance of evidence

Editorial

David Meltzer. J Gen Intern Med. 2004 May.

. 2004 May;19(5 Pt 1):479-80.

doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.45006.x.

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Comment on

What effect does inpatient physician specialty and experience have on clinical outcomes and resource utilization on a general medical service?
Parekh V, Saint S, Furney S, Kaufman S, McMahon L. Parekh V, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2004 May;19(5 Pt 1):395-401. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30298.x. J Gen Intern Med. 2004. PMID: 15109336 Free PMC article.
The impact of evidence on physicians' inpatient treatment decisions.
Lucas BP, Evans AT, Reilly BM, Khodakov YV, Perumal K, Rohr LG, Akamah JA, Alausa TM, Smith CA, Smith JP. Lucas BP, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2004 May;19(5 Pt 1):402-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30306.x. J Gen Intern Med. 2004. PMID: 15109337 Free PMC article.
Inpatient diabetology. The new frontier.
Abourizk NN, Vora CK, Verma PK. Abourizk NN, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2004 May;19(5 Pt 1):466-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30133.x. J Gen Intern Med. 2004. PMID: 15109346 Free PMC article. Review.

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