TY - JOUR T1 - Tolerating uncertainty in family medicine JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 343 LP - 346 VL - 28 IS - 191 AU - George H. Thomson Y1 - 1978/06/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/28/191/343.abstract N2 - In family practice, early undifferentiated signs and symptoms dominate many consultations. A physician must learn to tolerate uncertainty in addition to managing well-defined pathological processes. A series of steps are presented on how to approach the uncertain. I hope these will stimulate further comment and help to develop a body of organized and testable knowledge on the skills of managing the uncertain problems in family practice. ER -