To the Editor: Apropos the letter by Wong entitled “Clinical paradigms revisited” in the Christmas issue,1 declaring fossilisation of the very pillars on which medicine stands, we would like to express a contrary opinion.
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- Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
Correspondence: drsc88@rediffmail.com
- 1. Wong K. Clinical paradigms revisited [letter]. Med J Aust 2006; 185: 671-672. <MJA full text>
- 2. Jauhar S. The demise of the physical exam. N Engl J Med 2006; 354: 548-551.
- 3. Rubin D, McGovern B, Kopelman RI. Back to basics. Am J Med 2006; 119: 482-483.
- 4. Siegel RE. Clinical opinion prevails over the pneumonia severity index. Am J Med 2005; 118: 1312-1313.
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