RT Journal
A1 Robie K
T1 DIfferential diagnosis in primary care
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD April 11
VO 307
IS 14
SP 1533
OP 1534
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.437
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.437
AB 
Collins' knowledge is vast, reflecting his years of experience as a teacher and writer (his first books appeared in 1964). In this book, he emphasizes basic anatomy and physiology to ground students in the physical examination. He insists on mental discipline in generating a differential diagnosis. The figures and questions in the book emphasize the need for basic knowledge on which to base accurate diagnoses. His audience is readers who are or will be involved with office-based primary care—students, residents, and practicing physicians. He includes some pediatric and adolescent conditions but covers only a minimum of geriatric syndromes.