Risk and medical decision making

134 S

graph. Darst

25 cm

Studies in risk and uncertainty. - Boston, Mass. [u.a.] : Kluwer Academic Publ., ZDB-ID 1050904-5. - Vol. 14

Includes bibliographical references (p. [132]-133) and index

Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Introduction4Part 1: Developments inside the E-U model 7 -- Chapter 2: The case of diagnostic risks in a single risk environment 8 -- Exercises21 -- Chapter 3: The introduction of "comorbidity risks" and the treatment -- threshold. The notion of prudence28 -- Exercises 38 -- Appendix 1 40 -- Appendix 241 -- Chapter 4: Treatment decisions under therapeutic risks43 -- Section 4.1: Risk neutrality44 -- Section 4.2: Risk aversion 47 -- Section 4.3: Comorbidity (severity) risks49 -- A synthesis of chapter 2 to 454 -- Exercises 55 -- Appendix 357 -- Chapter 5: The value of diagnostic tests (under risk neutrality)59 -- Exercises63 -- Chapter 6: Risk aversion and diagnostic tests65 -- Exercises 77 -- Chapter 7: Comorbidity risks and the value of a test: a short overview 80 -- Exercises86 -- Appendix 4 87 -- Part 2: M.D.M and new models of choice under risk 88 -- Chapter 8: Treatment thresholds and the dual theory of choice under -- risk 90 -- Exercises 103 -- Chapter 9: Diagnostic tests and the dual theory109 -- Exercises117 -- Conclusions119 -- Appendix 5121 -- Appendix 6127 -- References 132 -- Index13 5.

Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Introduction4 -- Part 1: Developments inside the E-U model 7 -- Chapter 2: The case of diagnostic risks in a single risk environment 8 -- Exercises21 -- Chapter 3: The introduction of "comorbidity risks" and the treatment -- threshold. The notion of prudence28 -- Exercises 38 -- Appendix 1 40 -- Appendix 241 -- Chapter 4: Treatment decisions under therapeutic risks43 -- Section 4.1: Risk neutrality44 -- Section 4.2: Risk aversion 47 -- Section 4.3: Comorbidity (severity) risks49 -- A synthesis of chapter 2 to 454 -- Exercises 55 -- Appendix 357 -- Chapter 5: The value of diagnostic tests (under risk neutrality)59 -- Exercises63 -- Chapter 6: Risk aversion and diagnostic tests65 -- Exercises 77 -- Chapter 7: Comorbidity risks and the value of a test: a short overview 80 -- Exercises86 -- Appendix 4 87 -- Part 2: M.D.M and new models of choice under risk 88 -- Chapter 8: Treatment thresholds and the dual theory of choice under -- risk 90 -- Exercises 103 -- Chapter 9: Diagnostic tests and the dual theory109 -- Exercises117 -- Conclusions119 -- Appendix 5121 -- Appendix 6127 -- References 132 -- Index13 5

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