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Dangers of diagnostic overshadowing.

June 5, 2019

Iezzoni LI. N Engl J Med. 2019;380(22):2092-2093.

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This commentary describes an incident involving diagnostic error and substandard care of a patient with disability. The author cautions against assumptions about individuals with disabilities that can compromise care. A PSNet commentary discussed the impact of diagnostic overshadowing on patient care.

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