Decision analysis: A basic overview for the pediatric surgeon

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 46-54

  Burd, Randall S ^a   Sonnenberg, Frank A ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; SURGEON;

EID: 0036151609     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/spsu.2002.29370     Document Type: Article

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