| Literature DB >> 100721 |
Abstract
Decision theory's role in medicine will lie between the extremes of naive optimism ("a Rosetta stone") and unmitigated pessimism ("a computerized Ouija board"). Its application to public health policy, research, and administrative problem-solving is established; experience offers some guidelines for more limited use in clinical practice.Mesh:
Year: 1978 PMID: 100721
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Milbank Mem Fund Q Health Soc ISSN: 0160-1997