Twelve tips for teaching avoidance of diagnostic errors

Medical Teacher

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 496-500

  Trowbridge, Robert L ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYESIAN LEARNING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; TEACHING;

EID: 47249133817     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590801965137     Document Type: Article

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