Hot-cold empathy gaps and medical decision making

Health Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Loewenstein, George ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Decision making; Perspective taking

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; CANCER RISK; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FEAR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; REVIEW; THIRST;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMPATHY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23244464040     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.4.S49     Document Type: Review

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