Bad medicine: digital rectal examination

Affiliations

Des Spence. BMJ. 2011.

. 2011 Jun 1:342:d3421.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.d3421.

No abstract available

Comment in

Good medical practice.
Snape J, Elliott B. Snape J, et al. BMJ. 2011 Jun 28;342:d3949. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d3949. BMJ. 2011. PMID: 21712313 No abstract available.
Beyond the valley of the dolls?
Flegg PJ. Flegg PJ. BMJ. 2011 Jun 28;342:d3953. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d3953. BMJ. 2011. PMID: 21712314 No abstract available.
Kenneth Taylor responds to Des Spence.
Taylor KG. Taylor KG. BMJ. 2011 Jun 28;342:d3957. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d3957. BMJ. 2011. PMID: 21712315 No abstract available.
What would the number needed to examine be?
Stirrup JE. Stirrup JE. BMJ. 2011 Jun 28;342:d3992. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d3992. BMJ. 2011. PMID: 21712319 No abstract available.