Risk taking and tolerance of uncertainty: Implications for surgeons

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-6

  Tubbs, Eric P ^a   Elrod, Jo Ann Broeckel ^a   Flum, David R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Decision making; Outcomes; Personality; Risk taking; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; THORAX PAIN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK-TAKING; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 32444432200     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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