Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I Goals of medical care
- Part II Valuing health
- Part III Understanding uncertainty
- Part IV Developing information
- 8 Visualizing decisions
- 9 The power of information
- 10 Screening and testing
- Part V Beyond the individual
- Appendix: Summary of questions for clinical practice
- References
- Index
9 - The power of information
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 May 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I Goals of medical care
- Part II Valuing health
- Part III Understanding uncertainty
- Part IV Developing information
- 8 Visualizing decisions
- 9 The power of information
- 10 Screening and testing
- Part V Beyond the individual
- Appendix: Summary of questions for clinical practice
- References
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Medical Decision MakingA Physician's Guide, pp. 113 - 128Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2008