Medical decision making : a physician's guide / Alan Schwartz, George Bergus.

  • Schwartz, Alan, 1970-
Date:
2008
  • Books

About this work

Publication/Creation

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Physical description

xix, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204) and index.

Contents

Goals and objectives -- Components of health -- The overall health state -- Quality and quantity -- Embracing uncertainty -- Chance and choice -- Confidence -- Visualizing decisions -- The power of information -- Screening and testing -- Family matters -- Public health -- Social values.

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  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    W62 2008S39m
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ISBN

  • 9780521697699
  • 0521697697