The representativeness heuristic: Influence on nurses' decision making

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-204

  Brannon, Laura A ^a   Carson, Kimi L ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING; PHYSICAL DISEASE; STROKE;

EID: 0042428865     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0897-1897(03)00043-0     Document Type: Article

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