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1.   Study: The importance of cognitive errors in diagnosis and strategies to minimize them.
 Croskerry P. Acad Med. 2003;78:775-780.
 
2.   Study: Cognitive errors in diagnosis: instantiation, classification, and consequences.
 Kassirer JP, Kopelman RI. Am J Med. 1989;86:433-441.
 
3.  Study: Diagnostic error in medicine: analysis of 583 physician-reported errors.
 Schiff GD, Hasan O, Kim S, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:1881-1887.
 
4.  Study: Process of care failures in breast cancer diagnosis.
 Weingart SN, Saadeh MG, Simchowitz B, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:702-709.
 
5.  Commentary: Diagnostic errors—The next frontier for patient safety.
 Newman-Toker DE, Pronovost PJ. JAMA. 2009;301:1060-1062.
 
6.  Study: Medical diagnoses commonly associated with pediatric malpractice lawsuits in the United States.
 McAbee GN, Donn SM, Mendelson RA, McDonnell WM, Gonzalez JL, Ake JK. Pediatrics. 2008;122:e1282-1286.
 
7.  Review: Errors in cancer diagnosis: current understanding and future directions.
 Singh H, Sethi S, Raber M, Petersen LA. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25:5009-5018.
 
8.  Study: Identifying diagnostic errors in primary care using an electronic screening algorithm.
 Singh H, Thomas EJ, Khan MM, Petersen LA. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:302-308.
 
9.   Study: Missed and delayed diagnoses in the ambulatory setting: a study of closed malpractice claims.
 Gandhi TK, Kachalia A, Thomas EJ, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:488-496.  
 
10.   Commentary: Graduate medical education and patient safety: a busy--and occasionally hazardous--intersection.
 Shojania KG, Fletcher KE, Saint S. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:592-598.
 
11.   Study: Clinical impact and frequency of anatomic pathology errors in cancer diagnoses.
 Raab SS, Grzybicki DM, Janosky JE, et al. Cancer. 2005;104:2205-2213.
 
12.  Study: Missed and delayed diagnoses in the emergency department: a study of closed malpractice claims from 4 liability insurers.
 Kachalia A, Gandhi TK, Puopolo AL, et al. Ann Emerg Med. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;49:196-205.
 
13.   Review: Changes in rates of autopsy-detected diagnostic errors over time: a systematic review.
 Shojania KG, Burton EC, McDonald KM, Goldman L. JAMA. 2003;289:2849-2856.
 
14.  Study: Diagnostic error in internal medicine.
 Graber ML, Franklin N, Gordon R. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165:1493-1499.
 
15.   Study: Are bad outcomes from questionable clinical decisions preventable medical errors? A case of cascade iatrogenesis.
 Hofer TP, Hayward RA. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137(pt 1):327-333.
 
16.  Newspaper/Magazine Article: Are patients in part to blame when doctors miss the diagnosis?
 Chen PW. New York Times. August 7, 2009.
 
17.  Book/Report: Every Patient Tells A Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis.
 Sanders L. New York, NY: Broadway Books; 2009. ISBN: 9780767922463.
 
18.  Special or Theme Issue: Diagnostic Error in Medicine.
 Berner ES, Graber ML, eds. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2009;14(suppl 1):1-112.
 
19.  Study: Has the pendulum swung too far? The impact of missed abdominal injuries in the era of nonoperative management.
 Fairfax LM, Christmas AB, DeAugustinis M, et al. Am Surg. 2009;75:558-564.
 
20.  Study: One-stop diagnostic breast clinics: how often are breast cancers missed?
 Britton P, Duffy SW, Sinnatamby R, et al. Br J Cancer. 2009;100:1873-1878.
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