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How to reduce diagnostic error: ‘neutral zone’ approach

Abstract:
Many diagnostic tests report only positive or negative diagnoses, as if these results were definitive. Should more tests allow a ‘neutral zone’, corresponding to an uncertain diagnosis?
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1136/bmjebm-2019-111324

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-9928-8934
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-0660-2171


Publisher:
BMJ Publishing Group
Journal:
BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine More from this journal
Volume:
26
Issue:
2
Pages:
71-72
Publication date:
2020-02-18
Acceptance date:
2020-01-23
DOI:
EISSN:
2515-4478
ISSN:
2515-446X


Language:
English
Pubs id:
1084195
Local pid:
pubs:1084195
Deposit date:
2020-01-31

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