Looking at patients' choices through the lens of expected utility: A critique and research agenda

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 527-531

  Russell, Louise B ^a   Schwartz, Alan ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

cost effectiveness analysis; cost utility analysis; expected utility; health related quality of life; perceived risk; utility theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84864223190     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X12451339     Document Type: Review

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