Abstract:Rationale, aims and objectives: The available evidence on the existence
and consequences of the use of heuristics in the clinical decision
process is very scarce. The purpose of this study is to measure the use
of the Representativeness, Availability and Overconfidence heuristics in
real conditions with Primary Care physicians in cases of dyspnea and to
study the possible correlation with diagnostic error. Methods: A
prospective cohort study was carried out in 4 Primary Care centers in
which 371 new cases or d… Show more
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