TY  - JOUR
T1  - THe value of indexed case records
Y1  - 1909/12/04
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1909.02550230048008
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 1920
EP  - 1921
VL  - LIII
IS  - 23
N2  - To those who are unfamiliar with the advantages of a system of classifying and indexing case histories the keeping of such records may appear like an entirely unnecessary and laborious piece of work. If the habit is once formed, however, it will be found to be of the greatest help in clarifying the worker's conception of the field in which he is working, and an incentive to more precise observation. If an effort is made at regular intervals—once a week, for example—to record in black and white the diagnosis of every case that has been seen during that interval it will afford a very interesting and instructive review, and the perspective thereby gained will not infrequently serve to clear up obscure points and to suggest practical points as to prognosis and treatment as well as diagnosis. If the observer is thoroughly honest with himself and takes refuge in no obscure
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1909.02550230048008
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1909.02550230048008
ER  -