Thinking fast and slow in medicine.

Jeffrey B Michel

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Thinking fast and slow in medicine.

February 12, 2020

Michel JB. Baylor U Med Center Proceed. 2019;33(1):123-125.

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This commentary describes cognitive errors contributing to a patient’s death and provides an overview of the modes of decision making and cognitive shortcuts.

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