Do we under utilise actuarial judgement and decision analysis?

Evidence-Based Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 102-103

  Hamilton, John D ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DECISION THEORY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; PSYCHIATRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DECISION TREES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 0035513761     PISSN: 13620347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebmh.4.4.102     Document Type: Editorial

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