SLIDE RULE AID FOR DOCTORS
LONDON. A slide rule aid to medical diagnosis is being produced by a British firm. Invented by a London chest physician, it consists of a frame about 24 inches long, with 340 disease categories listed systematically down one side, and a “window” running the length of the frame behind which up to six sympton-strips can be inserted side by side. The specialist who invented the apparatus states it is intended to be used as a sign-post, prompter, or reminder of the possible and probable diseases associated with a particular combination of symptoms, but it is a supplementary aid. and in no way a substitute for text-books, knowledge, experience or clinical judgment.
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Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28435, 15 November 1957, Page 8
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116SLIDE RULE AID FOR DOCTORS Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28435, 15 November 1957, Page 8
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