Treatment decisions under ambiguity

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 559-569

  Berger, Loïc ^a   Bleichrodt, Han ^b   Eeckhoudt, Louis ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c IESEG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ambiguity aversion; Diagnostic ambiguity; Prospect theory; Smooth ambiguity model; Therapeutic ambiguity

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH RISK; MODELING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84875678037     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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