Medicine for the wandering mind: mind wandering in medical practice.

Jonathan Smallwood; Michael D. Mrazek; Jonathan W. Schooler

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Medicine for the wandering mind: mind wandering in medical practice.

December 21, 2011

Smallwood J, Mrazek MD, Schooler JW. Med Educ. 2011;45(11):1072-80.

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This review discusses how mind wandering may influence medical decision making and cause medical errors.

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