総合診療33巻10号

2023年10月発行

Dr.上田剛士のエビデンス実践レクチャー！医学と日常の狭間で｜患者さんからの素朴な質問にどう答える？・43

トイレのウォシュレット^®は安全か？

著者： 上田剛士¹

所属機関： ¹洛和会丸太町病院救急・総合診療科

ページ範囲：P.1224 - P.1227

患者さんからのふとした質問に答えられないことはないでしょうか？　素朴な疑問ほど回答が難しいものはありませんが、新たな気づきをもたらす良問も多いのではないでしょうか？　本連載では素朴な疑問に、文献的根拠を提示しながらお答えします！

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