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Comparative Study
. 2009 Jan;24(1):137-40; author reply 141.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-008-0821-8.

Implicit bias among physicians

Neal V Dawson, Hal R Arkes
Comparative Study

Implicit bias among physicians

Neal V Dawson et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Jan.

Erratum in

  • J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Sep;24(9):1083
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Figure 1
Relationship between physician race preference Implicit Association Test (IAT) score and thrombolysis decision as a function of patient’s race. This figure is based upon Figure 3d in Green et al. Higher numbers on the y-axis denote greater propensity of recommending thrombolysis.
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