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Were My Diagnosis and Treatment Correct? No News is Not Necessarily Good News

Journal of General Internal Medicine volume 29, pages 1087–1089 (2014)Cite this article

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Acknowledgements

Dr. Singh is supported by the VA Health Services Research and Development Service, the VA National Center for Patient Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (R01HS022087), Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (USA 14-274) and in part by the Houston VA Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (CIN 13–413).

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  1. Houston Veterans Affairs Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Hardeep Singh MD MPH

  2. Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Hardeep Singh MD MPH

  3. University of Texas School of Biomedical Informatics, Houston, TX, USA

    Dean F. Sittig PhD

  4. UT-Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality & Safety, Houston, TX, USA

    Dean F. Sittig PhD

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Singh, H., Sittig, D.F. Were My Diagnosis and Treatment Correct? No News is Not Necessarily Good News. J GEN INTERN MED 29, 1087–1089 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-014-2890-1

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