Decisions about life-threatening risks

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 331, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 193-196

  Keeney, Ralph L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POLICY; RISK;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0028778169     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199407213310311     Document Type: Editorial

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