title: In defense of the stethoscope and the bedside.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Weitz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mangione
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D005602:France; D006326:Heart Auscultation / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D019023:Stethoscopes / Q000266:history; D014463:Ultrasonography