02775oam 2200601 450 991071606410332120220513085710.0(CKB)5470000002517463(OCoLC)757519175(EXLCZ)99547000000251746320111018d2011 ua 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEvidence brief role of the annual comprehensive physical examination in the asymptomatic adult /Hanna E. Bloomfield [and four others]Washington, DC :Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service,2011.1 online resource (i, 10 pages) illustrations"Evidence-based synthesis program.""October 2011."Includes bibliographical references (page 7)."Most adults in the US believe that annual comprehensive physical exams are important; a 2002 study showed that more than 90% endorse the value of routine examination of the heart, lungs, abdomen, reflexes and prostate (Oboler 2002). Moreover, as recently as 2005, many physicians also endorse the complete annual physical examination for a variety of reasons including perceived benefits to the physician-patient relationship, patient expectations for a yearly "physical," fear of malpractice litigation, and compensation (Frame 1995, Prochazka 2005). The purpose of this review is to determine whether the routine annual physical examination results in improved outcomes for asymptomatic adults"--Summary.Evidence brief Periodic health examinationsUnited StatesPreventive health servicesUnited StatesPeriodic health examinationsfastPreventive health servicesfastUnited StatesfastPeriodic health examinationsPreventive health servicesPeriodic health examinations.Preventive health services.Bloomfield Hanna E.1353456United States.Department of Veterans Affairs.Health Services Research and Development Service,Minneapolis VA Health Care System (U.S.).VA Evidence Synthesis Program.Evidence-based Synthesis Program (U.S.)MMUMMUOCLCQOCLCAOCLCQGPOOCLCOOCLCAOCLCFOCLCOOCLCQGPOBOOK9910716064103321Evidence brief3471970UNINA