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Foundation of wisdom: “I don’t know”
“I don’t know” needs to be followed by “perhaps we can find out”
BMJ 2019; 367 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6359 (Published 05 November 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;367:l6359
- George L Spaeth, professor
- Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
- gspaeth{at}willseye.org
Abbasi acknowledges that admitting “I don’t know” can be the trigger for more nuanced and honest conversations, especially with patients.1 This is both brave and wise.
There is little …
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