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fear  

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  • Fear and anxiety can alter decision making in a wide range of domains, not least of all decisions about one's own health or the health of patients under a physician's care. Past research has demonstrated this influence, including in medicine. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; FEAR]

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