Five pitfalls in decisions about diagnosis and prescribing

BMJ. 2005 Apr 2;330(7494):781-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.781.

Abstract

Everyone makes mistakes. But our reliance on cognitive processes prone to bias makes treatment errors more likely than we think

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence
  • Decision Making*
  • Judgment
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'*
  • Selection Bias