Evidence-based decision-making: An argumentative approach

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 51, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 71-81

  Dickinson, Harley D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Argument; Decision making; Evidence; Evidence based medicine; Heuristics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION-MAKING (EBDM);

HEALTH CARE;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; DATA ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032143630     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-5056(98)00105-1     Document Type: Article

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