The challenges of diagnostic reasoning or "how doctors think"
Authors:
Marek Štefan 1; Aleš Chrdle 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika infekčních nemocí 1. LF UK a ÚVN, Praha
1; Infekční oddělení, Nemocnice České Budějovice, a. s.
2
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2016; 155: 383-385
Category:
Review Articles
Overview
Basic overview of diagnostic errors with particular focus on cognitive biases and strategies to minimize or avoid them.
Keywords:
differential diagnosis, diagnostic error, cognitive bias
Sources
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