Medical Decision Making: A Physician's Guide

Abstract

Medical Writings: Book Notes3 March 2009Medical Decision Making: A Physician's GuideGail J. Povar, MD, MPHGail J. Povar, MD, MPHFrom Cameron Medical Group, Silver Spring, Maryland.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-150-5-200903030-00028 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Schwartz A, Bergus G. 232 pages. New York: Cambridge Univ Pr; 2008. $60.00. ISBN 9780521697699. Order at www.cambridge.org/us/.Field of medicine: Medical decision making.Format: Softcover book.Audience: Clinicians or medical students interested in understanding and applying psychological and probabilistic concepts pertinent to decisions made jointly by clinicians and patients.Purpose: To provide a practical, clinically pertinent guide to decision making, using both qualitative and quantitative approaches to capture the interaction between patients' psychological characteristics, values, and goals and available clinical information.Content: The first 3 of the book's 5 parts describe ways to make explicit the values and psychological ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Cameron Medical Group, Silver Spring, Maryland. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 3 March 2009Volume 150, Issue 5Page: 364KeywordsDecision analysisDecision makingDecision treesProstate cancerPublic policyQuestionnairesResearch ethicsResearch quality assessmentSoftware toolsTouch ePublished: 3 March 2009 Issue Published: 3 March 2009 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2009 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...