Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
We have shown that present assumptions about patients' goals are unlikely to be correct. If unnecessary symptomatic intervention is to be avoided in patients with unexplained symptoms, general practitioners will need to understand better the influences that shape patients' presentations and doctors' responses.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Campbell et al. (2004) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: