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Periodic Health Examination

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Periodic health examination is a common and important part of office practice. Its purpose is the detection of asymptomatic illness and the prevention of disease before irreversible pathological changes occur. There are many questions about the content and efficacy of this type of examination.1 Which conditions are preventable? Which diagnostic tests are useful for screening and case finding? Is this type of prevention cost-effective? Will patients and third parties pay for this type of health care?

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, USA

    Julia E. Connelly

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    Daniel M. Becker M.D., M.P.H.

  2. University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

    Laurence B. Gardner M.D.

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Connelly, J.E. (1988). Periodic Health Examination. In: Becker, D.M., Gardner, L.B. (eds) Prevention in Clinical Practice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5356-0_26

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