Managing scientific uncertainty in medical decision making: The case of the advisory committee on immunization practices

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-27

  Martinez, J Michael ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACIP; medical decision making; scientific uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COST; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ETHICS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856478592     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhr056     Document Type: Article

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