Commentary Evidence under judgment: can we oversee our own decision making? Citation Text: Zilberberg MD. Evidence Under Judgment. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(16). doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.355. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 21, 2011 Zilberberg MD. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(16). View more articles from the same authors. This commentary suggests that combining evidence-driven rules and clinician judgment is necessary to improve patient outcomes. Available at PubMed citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Zilberberg MD. Evidence Under Judgment. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(16). doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.355. 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