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Daring to Practice Low-Cost Medicine in a High-Tech Era.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21366468     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A child with chest pain or tics, a toddler who is limping, a 12-year-old girl with abdominal pain or headaches, an infant whose fever does not respond to antibiotics - these are age-old challenges that pediatricians face. I have been teaching pediatrics to residents and medical students for more than three decades, but over the past few years, as I've watched trainees at work, sitting at their computers, and ordering and monitoring tests, I've grown worried that the practice of medicine has tipped out of balance. Recent advances in scientific knowledge and technology have resulted in the development of a . . .
Authors:
Sean Palfrey
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-3-2
Journal Detail:
Title:  The New England journal of medicine     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1533-4406     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-3-3     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0255562     Medline TA:  N Engl J Med     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
From Boston University School of Medicine, Boston.
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