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Diagnosis, the first step in effective treatment, has evolved over the millennia during which healers have sought to rid patients of disease. Paracelsus wisely advocated patience in diagnosis, and Sir Dominic Corrigan championed careful observation—just looking. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, physician author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, spoke to the significance of small clues, while Paul Dudley White reminded us of the importance of a good medical history.
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Taylor, R.B. (2015). Disease Detection and Diagnosis. In: On the Shoulders of Medicine's Giants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1335-0_5
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