Clarifying assumptions to enhance our understanding and assessment of clinical reasoning

Academic Medicine

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 442-448

  Durning, Steven J ^a   Artino, Anthony R ^a   Schuwirth, Lambert ^b   Van Der Vleuten, Cees ^c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84875840913     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182851b5b     Document Type: Review

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