Clinical reasoning in the real world is mediated by bounded rationality: implications for diagnostic clinical practice guidelines.

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the reasoning mechanisms used by physicians in decision-making and how this compares to diagnostic clinical practice guidelines. We explored the clinical reasoning process in a real life environment. METHOD: This is a qualitative study evaluating transcriptions of s...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Ribeiro Bonilauri Ferreira, Rodrigo Fernando Ferreira, Dimple Rajgor, Jatin Shah, Andrea Menezes, Ricardo Pietrobon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2857648?pdf=render