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Table 1 Location of diagnostic utterances and the thinking process according to the 6 encounter phases

From: Anatomy of diagnosis in a clinical encounter: how clinicians discuss uncertainty with patients

Encounter	Opening	Problem Presentation	History Taking	Physical Examination	Diagnosis	Treatment & Closing
1			1st			2nd
2			1st, 2nd			3rd
3			1st, 2nd			3rd
4				1st		3rd
5				1st, 2nd		3rd
6				1st	2nd
7				1st		2nd
8				1st	2nd	3rd
9				1st		2nd
10					1st	2nd
11					1st	2nd
12			1st		2nd	3rd
13			1st		2nd	3rd
14			1st, 2nd	3rd
15			1st	2nd	3rd
16				1st		2nd
17			1st	2nd
18			1st			2nd
19			1st	2nd	3rd
20					1st
21				1st	2nd
22				1st
23				1st	2nd
24				1st	2nd
25					1st
26				1st		2nd
27				1st	2nd
28					1st	2nd

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