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‘Immunising’ physicians against availability bias in diagnostic reasoning: a randomised controlled experiment

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  • Sílvia Mamede Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Marco Antonio de Carvalho-Filho Internal Medicine, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil Center for Education Development and Research in the Health Professions, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Rosa Malena Delbone de Faria Propeudeutics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Education and Research Center, Santa Casa BH, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Daniel Franci Internal Medicine, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Maria do Patrocinio Tenorio Nunes Internal Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ligia Maria Cayres Ribeiro Department of Medical Education Development, UNIFENAS Medical School, Belo Horizonte, Brazil PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Julia Biegelmeyer Internal Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Laura Zwaan Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Henk G Schmidt Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Sílvia Mamede, Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam 3015CN, The Netherlands; s.mamede{at}erasmusmc.nl
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Mamede S, de Carvalho-Filho MA, de Faria RMD, et al
‘Immunising’ physicians against availability bias in diagnostic reasoning: a randomised controlled experiment
BMJ Quality & Safety 2020;29:550-559.

Publication history

  • Received July 15, 2019
  • Revised December 24, 2019
  • Accepted January 16, 2020
  • First published January 27, 2020.
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June 18, 2020

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