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To ask whether diagnosis is an art or a science is to make some interesting prior assumptions about the properties of diagnosis: That it is verifiable; that diagnosticians presented with identical data will concur in identical diagnoses; that the diagnosis usefully conveys information about the present status and prognosis of the patient; that it has treatment implications; and that it is not likely to be clouded by negative umbrella effects.
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Rosenhan, D.L. (1979). When Does a Diagnosis Become a Clinical Judgment?. In: Engelhardt, H.T., Spicker, S.F., Towers, B. (eds) Clinical Judgment: A Critical Appraisal. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9399-0_4
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