Diagnostic Error: Is Overconfidence the Problem.

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Diagnostic Error: Is Overconfidence the Problem.

May 14, 2008

Graber ML, Berner ES, eds. Amer J Med. 2008;121(5 Suppl):S1-S46.

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This issue supplement focuses on diagnostic errors and diagnostic decision making, how physician overconfidence contributes to such errors, and the need for systematic feedback.

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