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Mayo Clinic wants a "6th vital sign"

Just how many do we need?

For a host of reasons, at least half of patients fail to comply with the treatments their doctors prescribe. Dr. Edward C. Rosenow III of the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine calls compliance “the sixth vital sign,” as important as respiration, heart rate, temperature, blood pressure and pain in evaluating a patient’s medical status.

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