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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 4/2011

Open Access 01-04-2011 | Editorials

From the Editors’ Desk: Decisions, Decisions

Authors: Mitchell D. Feldman, MD, MPhil, Richard L. Kravitz, MD, MSPH

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 4/2011

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In his book, How Doctors Think, Jerome Groopman argues that medicine is an “uncertain science,” and as such, medical decision-making often relies as much on intuition and experience as it does on evidence. In fact, Groopman cautions against the over-reliance on evidence-based decision-making, arguing that it must be balanced with the physician’s own personal experience with the patient or the treatment. He contends that doctors “desperately need patients and their families and friends to help them think,” and without this help, doctors are unlikely to make the correct diagnosis or give the most useful advice. …
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Title
From the Editors’ Desk: Decisions, Decisions
Authors
Mitchell D. Feldman, MD, MPhil
Richard L. Kravitz, MD, MSPH
Publication date
01-04-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-011-1649-1

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