Diagnosis: Interpreting the Shadows.

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Diagnosis: Interpreting the Shadows.

July 26, 2017

Croskerry P, Cosby K, Graber ML, Singh H. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2017. ISBN: 9781409432333.

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Efforts to enhance the reliability of the diagnostic process must take various elements into consideration. This publication discusses diagnosis, the role of reasoning in the process, challenges to diagnostic effectiveness, and strategies to make diagnosis more reliable such as patient engagement and using information technology.

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