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Cognitive balanced model: a conceptual scheme of diagnostic decision making.
Lucchiari C, Pravettoni G. J Eval Clin Pract. 2012;18:82-88.

Diagnostic errors are often attributed to clinicians' cognitive biases. This study develops a balanced model of the diagnostic process, one that incorporates both cognitive factors and technological factors, in order to inform strategies for reducing diagnostic errors.
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