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Your diagnosis was wrong. Could doctor bias have been a factor?

December 11, 2019

Glicksman E. Washington Post. November 17, 2019.

Unconscious assumptions and biases are known contributors to poor decision-making. This news story discusses racial and gender bias as common factors that reduce the accuracy and effectiveness of the diagnostic process.

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