United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Veterans Affairs Department author aut Government Organization Bloomfield, Hanna E. author aut text government publication eng GOVPUB Executive Agency Publications executive 2024-07-02 Veterans Affairs Department 2011-01-01 monographic harvested born digital 12 digital object pages VA 1.107/3:AN 8/7 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GOVPUB-VA-PURL-gpo155320 P0b002ee1c86a684f 001150251 https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo155320 (OCoLC)757519175 DGPO 2024-07-02 2026-06-27 GOVPUB-VA-PURL-gpo155320 machine generated eng fdlp VA GOVPUB-VA-PURL-gpo155320 PURL-gpo155320 GOVPUB This content was harvested from online sources of the original hosting or authoring agency and may not reflect current policy. As Federal agencies add publications to their websites, or report new publications to GPO per statutory mandate (44 U.S.C. §§ 1710, 1902-1903), GPO ensures long-term preservation of and access to the content. 2011 UNREPORTEDPUBSASKGPO PERM_INGEST_12292023 gpo155320 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GOVPUB-VA-PURL-gpo155320 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-VA-PURL-gpo155320/pdf/GOVPUB-VA-PURL-gpo155320.pdf Role of the Annual Comprehensive Physical Examination in the Asymptomatic Adult Periodic health examinations Preventive health services United States 0985-A-12 (online) Bloomfield, Hanna E. creator author. United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Health Services Research and Development Service, issuing body. Minneapolis VA Health Care System (U.S.) VA Evidence Synthesis Program. Evidence-based Synthesis Program (U.S.) dcu Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service 2011. monographic 1 online resource (i, 10 pages) : illustrations VA 1.107/3:AN 8/7 0985-A-12 (online) text bibliography eng "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. Hanna E. Bloomfield [and four others]. "Evidence-based synthesis program." "October 2011." Includes bibliographical references (page 7). VA-ESP 09-009 n-us--- Periodic health examinations United States Preventive health services United States Periodic health examinations Preventive health services United States https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo155320 https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/esp/physical.pdf role of the annual comprehensive physical examination in the asymptomatic adult role of the annual comprehensive physical examination in the asymptomatic adult