title: Contemporary use of the disease concept: III. A pedantic failure to change behavior regarding the problem of anemia.
abstract: The frequency with which house staff noticed their patients to be anemic, the frequency with which they tried to find out why the patients were anemic, and the diagnostic accuracy of such endeavors were measured. Next, an intervention was conducted in which the teams were lectured on the subject of anemia, given reading materials on the subject, and given social encouragement to solve the problem. At follow-up no improvement was found in any of the outcome variables.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Administration Hospital, St. Louis, MO.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sapira
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001519:Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology