title: Inaccuracies in patient medical histories.
abstract: Of patients who completed the same medical history questionnaire twice within a certain time period, 66% had at least 1 significant omission in their history. Consideration is given to the merits of a national medical history computerized database.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey College of Medicine, Newark, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Seltzer
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: McDermott
mesh_terms: D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000592:standards*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States