Medical decision making
Subtitle: a physician's guide
By: Alan Schwartz, George Bergus.
Contributors: Bergus, George.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521697699
Subjects: Decision Making; Physician-Patient Relations; Ethics, Medical; Informed Consent; Patient Participation; Treatment Outcome
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Goals and objectives; title: Components of health; title: The overall health state; title: Quality and quantity; title: Embracing uncertainty; title: Chance and choice; title: Confidence; title: Visualizing decisions; title: The power of information; title: Screening and testing; title: Family matters; title: Public health; title: Social values.