Pitfalls of counterfactual thinking in medical practice: preventing errors by using more functional reference points

<em>Background</em>. Counterfactual thinking involves mentally simulating alternatives to reality. The current article reviews literature pertaining to the relevance counterfactual thinking has for the quality of medical decision making. Although earlier counterfactual thought research concluded tha...

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Autor principal:	John V. Petrocelli
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	SAGE Publishing 2013-12-01
coleção:	Journal of Public Health Research
Assuntos:	counterfactual thinking, medical errors, medical reasoning
Acesso em linha:	http://www.jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/234
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