Probabilistic reasoning and clinical decision-making: Do doctors overestimate diagnostic probabilities?

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 763-769

  Cahan, A ^a   Gilon, D ^b   Manor, O ^c   Paltiel, O ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT;

EID: 0141925617     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg122     Document Type: Article

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