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Bibliographic title search for medical cardiological "signs" (eponyms).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The word "sign" refers to important physical findings or observations that are useful in diagnosis; however, there are no scientific reviews of "signs." The aim of this paper was to list and review these terms using a bibliographic approach.

Methods

We performed a title search of "sign" using a bibliographic search and review approach in MEDLINE and EMBASE.

Results

We detected 398 papers including 217 medical signs in cardiology.

Conclusions

This is the first literature review of eponyms specifically for signs using a bibliographic method, which is useful for the discussion of the appropriateness of eponyms.

SUBMITTER: Kanie T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6238235 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Bibliographic title search for medical cardiological "signs" (eponyms).

Kanie Takayoshi T Mizuno Atsushi A Kawai Fujimi F Iri Takanobu T Suzuki Takahiro T Oshima Shinichirou S Fukui Sho S Son Raku R Matsuo Takahiro T

Journal of general and family medicine 20180922 6

<h4>Background</h4>The word "sign" refers to important physical findings or observations that are useful in diagnosis; however, there are no scientific reviews of "signs." The aim of this paper was to list and review these terms using a bibliographic approach.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a title search of "sign" using a bibliographic search and review approach in MEDLINE and EMBASE.<h4>Results</h4>We detected 398 papers including 217 medical signs in cardiology.<h4>Conclusions</h4>This is the fi ...[more]

PMID: 30464873

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Bibliographic title search for medical cardiological "signs" (eponyms).

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Bibliographic title search for medical cardiological "signs" (eponyms).

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