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To the Editor: In discussing the limitations of their study, Lehmann et al. (April 17 issue)¹ omit an important one — the very premise of the study. Bedside and conference-room presentations are not mutually exclusive and are but two components of an educational process that may take the "firm" (an incredibly non-Oslerian term) to the radiology department, the catheterization laboratory, the autopsy room, and so forth. In a given case, some of the attending physician's functions may be facilitated by a blackboard and others by a demonstration of the art of taking a history and performing a physical examination. Although . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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