title: Studies of symptoms in primary care.
abstract: Publications on the frequency of defined symptoms in the practice setting, underlying conditions and prognosis have been rare in the past. Also, studies addressing these questions have suffered from several methodological problems. We therefore developed criteria to help investigators improve the quality of study design, implementation and publication. Studies evaluating symptoms in practice can make an important contribution to a more rational approach to diagnostic decision making especially in primary care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Primary Care, Rehabilitation and Preventive Medicine, University of Marburg, Blitzweg 16, D-35033 Marburg, Germany.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Donner-Banzhoff
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kunz
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rosser
mesh_terms: D003933:Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011379:Prognosis; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*