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... > medicine > clinical medicine > medical decision making > basis for making the decision > nonexpected utility theories

Preferred term

nonexpected utility theories

Definition

Medical treatments offer health prospects. A health prospect represents a course of action with respect to one's health for which the outcome is generally uncertain. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Nonexpected Utility Theories]

Broader concept

basis for making the decision

Belongs to group

methods

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/nonexpected_utility_theories

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