Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making

Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making
Publisher: Sage Publications | 2009 | ISBN: 1412953723 | Pages: 1280 | PDF | 13,78 MB

Making medical decisions is a complex process. Whether it is a patient choosing treatment options or a public-health officer deciding how to deal with a disease outbreak, there are many factors to consider. This unique specialized encyclopedia examines the various aspects of medical decision making. The editors are physicians with academic appointments, and the international contributors come from universities and research institutes. They take a multidisciplinary approach to the field. The articles examine the mathematical and statistical aspects of decision making as well as biostatistics and clinical epidemiology, health outcomes and measurement, the perspective of the decision maker, the psychology underlying decision making, and the ethical aspects. Articles on subjects ranging from Bioethics to Case control to Cost measurement methods show that this is a complicated process. The articles, which are alphabetically arranged and range in length from two to four pages, are written for professionals in the field, with lots of equations and professional jargon. All are signed, and all have bibliographies. Each volume has a list of articles. Volume 1 also has a list of articles by subject area. The foreword contains a table of highly cited articles in the field from 1959 to 2003. The index is highly detailed. This is an excellent resource for academic health-sciences and medical libraries. Also available as an e-book.

 

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