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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Overconfidence, Time-on-Task, and Medical Errors: Is There a Relationship?

Mohsin Al-Maghrabi1 Department of Pediatrics, Imam Abdulrahman Alfaisal Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Silvia Mamede2 Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsView further author information
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Henk G Schmidt3 Department of Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsView further author information
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Aamir Omair4 Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;5 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;6 Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1168-7341View further author information
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Sami Al-Nasser4 Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;5 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;6 Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Nouf Sulaiman Alharbi4 Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;5 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;6 Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohi Eldin Mohammed Ali Magzoub7 Department of Medical Education, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab EmiratesView further author information
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Pages 133-140 | Received 23 Oct 2023, Accepted 18 Feb 2024, Published online: 21 Feb 2024

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