Problems for clinical judgement: introducing cognitive psychology as one more basic science.
PubMedPublished 6 February 2001
Donald A. Redelmeier, Lorraine E. Ferris, Jack V. Tu, Jan Hux, Michael J. Schull
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Medical practice is not easy because of its inherent widespread uncertainty, whereas some questions are settled eventually through clinical trials, whereas others are impossible to resolve.
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Medical practice is not easy because of its inherent widespread uncertainty. Some questions are settled eventually through clinical trials, whereas others are impossible to resolve. Between these 2 extremes rests a large grey area where physicians must exercise their judgement. Good clinical
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