Models of the medical consultation: Opportunities and limitations of a game theory perspective

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 461-466

  Tarrant, Carolyn ^a   Stokes, T ^a   Colman, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GAME; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MODEL; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THEORY;

GAME THEORY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 10644286594     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2003.008417     Document Type: Review

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