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Evidence-Based Medicine

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Informatics in Primary Care

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A 59-year-old man presents to your office with a 4 week history of intermittent substernal chest discomfort with exertion, without radiation and relieved by rest. Each of several episodes lasted no more than 5 minutes. He has been in good general health, had no history of prior chest pain, hypertension, diabetes, or serious illness. He is a nonsmoker and takes no medications. Family history reveals that his father died at age 73, probably of myocardial infarction.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    John P. Geyman M.D.

  2. Department of Medical Education, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Fredric M. Wolf Ph.D.

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  1. School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 356340, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Thomas E. Norris M.D. (Associate Dean, Executive Director and Medical Executive, Professor of Family Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Medicine) (Associate Dean, Executive Director and Medical Executive, Professor of Family Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Medicine)

  2. University of Washington Physicians Network, Box 356340, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Thomas E. Norris M.D. (Associate Dean, Executive Director and Medical Executive, Professor of Family Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Medicine) (Associate Dean, Executive Director and Medical Executive, Professor of Family Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Medicine)

  3. Biomedical Informatics, and Health Services, Box 356340, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Thomas E. Norris M.D. (Associate Dean, Executive Director and Medical Executive, Professor of Family Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Medicine) (Associate Dean, Executive Director and Medical Executive, Professor of Family Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Medicine)

  4. Division of Biomedical and Health Informatics and Information School, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 357155, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Sherrilynne S. Fuller Ph.D. (Professor) (Professor)

  5. University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 359780, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Harold I. Goldberg M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine) (Associate Professor of Medicine)

  6. Biomedical and Health Informatics, Department of Medical Education, University of Washington, Box 356320, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Peter Tarczy-Hornoch M.D. (Associate Professor and Division Head) (Associate Professor and Division Head)

  7. Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Box 356320, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Peter Tarczy-Hornoch M.D. (Associate Professor and Division Head) (Associate Professor and Division Head)

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Geyman, J.P., Wolf, F.M. (2002). Evidence-Based Medicine. In: Norris, T.E., Fuller, S.S., Goldberg, H.I., Tarczy-Hornoch, P. (eds) Informatics in Primary Care. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0069-4_6

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