Early diagnostic suggestions improve accuracy of GPs: A randomised controlled trial using computer-simulated patients

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 630, 2015, Pages e49-e54

  Kostopoulou, Olga ^a   Rosen, Andrea ^a   Round, Thomas ^a   Wright, Ellen ^a   Douiri, Abdel ^a   Delaney, Brendan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support systems; Decision making; Diagnosis; Diagnostic errors

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DYSPNEA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; THORAX PAIN; WORK EXPERIENCE; ADULT; CHEST PAIN; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CHEST PAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DYSPNEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84920019657     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp15X683161     Document Type: Article

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