Diagnostic rationalism. Views of general practitioners on fibromyalgia
Daehli, B.
Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin Ny Raekke 113(22): 2827-2830
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2001 PMID: 8211906 Document Number: 421342
Clinical practice is characterized by having to make numerous important decisions, including the diagnosis. In this study, general practitioners were asked to agree or to disagree with statements of fibromyalgia. The main purpose was to test the usefulness of two well-known models for decision-making when studying diagnosis in cases of uncertainty and scepticism. The results show that the models are inadequate to explain the decisions.