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Clinical medicine
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-- See Also the narrower term Diagnosis
--subdivision Diagnosis under individual diseases and types of diseases, e.g. Cancer--Diagnosis; also subdivision Diseases--Diagnosis under individual organs and regions of the body, e.g. Heart--Diseases--Diagnosis; also subdivision Diagnostic use under individual chemicals and groups of chemicals used in diagnosing diseases, e.g. Copper--Diagnostic use; and subdivision Medical examinations under topical headings, classes of persons, ethnic groups, and individual military services
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An approach of practicing medicine with the goal to improve and evaluate patient care. It requires the judicious integration of best research evidence with the patient's values to make decisions about medical care. This method is to help physicians make proper diagnosis, devise best testing plan, choose best treatment and methods of disease prevention, as well as develop guidelines for large groups of patients with the same disease. (from JAMA 296 (9), 2006)
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-- See Also the narrower term Therapeutics
--subdivision Treatment under individual diseases and types of diseases, e.g. Cancer--Treatment; Leprosy--Treatment; also subdivision Diseases--Treatment under individual organs and regions of the body and under individual animals and groups of animals, e.g. Heart--Diseases--Treatment; Cattle--Diseases--Treatment; Fishes--Diseases--Treatment; and subdivision Therapeutic use under topical headings for discussions of their use in treating disease, e.g. Copper--Therapeutic use; Corn--Therapeutic use; X-rays--Therapeutic use
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