Hidden Ethical Issues in Clinical Decision Analysis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 305, Issue 19, 1981, Pages 1150-1152

  Brett, Allan S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; PATIENT; PROBABILITY; SURGERY;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MORTALITY; PATIENTS; PROBABILITY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0019873675     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198111053051911     Document Type: Editorial

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