A theory of medical decision making under uncertainty

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-16

  Karni, Edi ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical decision making; Medical treatment choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 67549117185     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: 15730476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11166-009-9071-3     Document Type: Article

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