Information search in heuristic decision making

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 571-586

  Dhami, Mandeep K ^a   Harries, Clare ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

EID: 79960190313     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1575     Document Type: Article

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