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Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care: Lessons Learned

John W. Ely, Lauris C. Kaldjian and Donna M. D'Alessandro
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2012, 25 (1) 87-97; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.01.110174
John W. Ely
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Donna M. D'Alessandro
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vol. 25 no. 1 87-97
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.01.110174
PubMed 
22218629

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication May 13, 2011
  • Revision received August 20, 2011
  • Accepted for publication August 25, 2011
  • Published online January 4, 2012.

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  1. John W. Ely, MD,
  2. Lauris C. Kaldjian, MD, PhD and
  3. Donna M. D'Alessandro, MD
  1. From the Department of Family Medicine (JWE), the Department of Internal Medicine (LCK), and the Department of Pediatrics (DMD), University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City.
  1. Corresponding author: John W. Ely, MD, Department of Family Medicine, 01291-D FPF, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242-1097 (E-mail: john-ely{at}uiowa.edu).
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John W. Ely, Lauris C. Kaldjian, Donna M. D'Alessandro
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2012, 25 (1) 87-97; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.01.110174

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John W. Ely, Lauris C. Kaldjian, Donna M. D'Alessandro
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2012, 25 (1) 87-97; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.01.110174
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