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Inadequacies of Physical Examination as a Cause of Medical Errors and Adverse Events: A Collection of Vignettes  Abraham Verghese, MD, Blake Charlton,

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1 Inadequacies of Physical Examination as a Cause of Medical Errors and Adverse Events: A Collection of Vignettes  Abraham Verghese, MD, Blake Charlton, MD, Jerome P. Kassirer, MD, Meghan Ramsey, MD, John P.A. Ioannidis, MD, DSc  The American Journal of Medicine  Volume 128, Issue 12, Pages e3 (December 2015) DOI: /j.amjmed Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Distribution of number of overlookers for 208 oversights in physical exam. The American Journal of Medicine  , e3DOI: ( /j.amjmed ) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Distribution of time to discovery for 208 oversights in physical exam. The American Journal of Medicine  , e3DOI: ( /j.amjmed ) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

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