title: Why doctors are afraid of numbers.
abstract: Physicians are said to be data-driven. However, their behavior frequently is at odds with this belief. Physicians often protest when presented with unfavorable data, complaining that the data are not applicable to them. Take a look behind this behavior.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, USA. amarco@mco.edu
authors.forename: Alan P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Marco
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States