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Can I read Medical Decision Making : A Health Economic Primer on EtoBox?

Medical Decision Making : A Health Economic Primer by Stefan Felder; Thomas Mayrhofer is a business book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Medical Decision Making : A Health Economic Primer about?

This textbook offers a comprehensive theory of medical decision making under uncertainty, combining informative test theory with the expected utility hypothesis. The book shows how the parameters of Bayes’ theorem can be combined with a value function of health states to arrive at informed test and treatment decisions. The authors distinguish between risk neutral, risk averse and prudent decision makers and demonstrate the effects of risk preferences on physicians’ decisions. They analyze indivi

Who reads Medical Decision Making : A Health Economic Primer?

It is typically read by working professionals who need an authoritative practice reference.

Common subject areas: medicine, law, business, engineering.

Author
Stefan Felder; Thomas Mayrhofer
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9783642183294
Category
business
Subjects
Medical, Business, Economics
Updated
2026-03-25

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