title: The clinical diagnostic process: a prerequisite to excellence in practice.
abstract: The ability to render good clinical diagnosis represents the mark of the "healing arts" professional. A sequence of diagnostic steps is proposed. Adherence to this scheme should be helpful in reducing diagnostic failures, thus improving patient care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis/Pathology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington 06030.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Krutchkoff
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care