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| Research article summary (published 30 Jul 2003): |
Cognitive underpinnings of diagnostic error.
Full Abstract
Unfortunately, general limits in cognitive performance extend to diagnostic situations. The authors remain optimistic about reducing cognition-based error, but not as optimistic as Croskerry (see his accompanying article), since the reality is that predictable patterns of error will persist.
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Author information
Author/s: Gordon, Ruthanna (R); Franklin, Nancy (N);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-2500, USA. rrgordon(-atsign-)ic.sunysb.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comment; Journal Article
Journal: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Acad Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Aug; vol 78 (issue 8) : pp 782
Dates: Created 2003/08/13; Completed 2003/09/17; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12915365, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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Comments and Corrections
CommentOn: Acad Med. 2003 Aug;78(8):775-80. (PMID: 12915363)
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