Commentary Stop the silent misdiagnosis: patients' preferences matter. Citation Text: Mulley AG, Trimble C, Elwyn G. Stop the silent misdiagnosis: patients' preferences matter. BMJ. 2012;345:e6572. doi:10.1136/bmj.e6572. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL November 21, 2012 Mulley AG, Trimble C, Elwyn G. BMJ. 2012;345:e6572. View more articles from the same authors. This commentary describes how misidentifying patients' preferences affects their care and recommends tactics to prevent it. Related news article PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Mulley AG, Trimble C, Elwyn G. Stop the silent misdiagnosis: patients' preferences matter. BMJ. 2012;345:e6572. doi:10.1136/bmj.e6572. 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