Hands as diagnostic tools in medicine: should physicians touch their patients?

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2013 Jan;100(1):e12-3. doi: 10.1590/s0066-782x2013000100020.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

Roberto A Franken¹, Marcelo Franken

Affiliation

¹ Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brasil. [email protected]

PMID: 23370821
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2013000100020

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Hand*
Humans
Physical Examination / methods*
Touch*