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influence diagrams  

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  • The medical profession leads physicians and, in general, healthcare personnel to frequently face delicate situations that require accurate and careful decision making. The utilization of decision-support models is necessary to improve the decision-making process and to identify the optimal policy. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Influence Diagrams]

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