How to have a fever of unknown origin.

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  • M Burrows
چکیده

Comment The results of this study show that the likelihood of this particular group of pathologists or pathologists in general being capable of divining the sex or star sign of a patient, even with recourse to the perception of light, is no greater than chance. From this it is reasonable to deduce that pathologists do not possess extrasensory perception, at least as far as medical practice is concerned. In the light of these findings clinical practice should now radically alter. We strongly recommend that physicians, surgeons, and other users of histopathological services change their current practice and provide full clinical information on all request forms.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • BMJ

دوره 303 6817  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1991