Stop the silent misdiagnosis: patients' preferences matter.

Albert G. Mulley; Chris Trimble; Glyn Elwyn

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Stop the silent misdiagnosis: patients' preferences matter.

November 21, 2012

Mulley AG, Trimble C, Elwyn G. BMJ. 2012;345:e6572.

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This commentary describes how misidentifying patients' preferences affects their care and recommends tactics to prevent it.

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