title: The rational clinical examination. A primer on the precision and accuracy of the clinical examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Sackett
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011336:Probability; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity