Diagnostic error in medical education: Where wrongs can make rights

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1 SUPPL, 2009, Pages 71-81

  Eva, Kevin W ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analogical transfer; Clinical decision making; Diagnostic error; Heuristics and biases; Self regulated learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION;

DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS;

EID: 73349138620     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-009-9188-9     Document Type: Article

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