Medical decision making : a physician's guide
by
 
Schwartz, Alan, 1970-

Title
: 
Medical decision making : a physician's guide

Author
: 
Schwartz, Alan, 1970-

ISBN
: 
9780521697699

Personal Author
: 
Schwartz, Alan, 1970-

Publication Information
: 
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Physical Description
: 
xix, 211 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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.

Subject Term
: 
Medicine -- Decision making.
 
Decision Making.
 
Physician-Patient Relations.
 
Ethics, Medical.
 
Informed Consent.
 
Patient Participation.
 
Treatment Outcome.

Added Author
: 
Bergus, George.

Electronic Access
: 
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2008010488-b.html
 
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2008010488-d.html
 
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2008010488-t.html


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