Predictive factors of diagnostic and therapeutic divergence in a nationwide cohort of patients seeking second medical opinion

• Main Authors: Stéphane Sanchez (Author), Isabelle Adamowicz (Author), Jan Chrusciel (Author), Philippe Denormandie (Author), Pierre Denys (Author), Laurent Degos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to describe the profile of patients who sought a second medical opinion (SMO) on their therapeutic or diagnostic strategy using nationwide data from a French physician network dedicated to SMOs. Methods An observational cohort study was conducted and the...