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... > medicine > clinical medicine > medical decision making > basis for making the decision > welfare, welfarism, and extrawelfarism

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welfare, welfarism, and extrawelfarism

Definition

Decisions need to be made when there are at least two alternatives to choose from. Like other decision making, medical decision making is about making such choices between alternatives. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Welfare, Welfarism, and Extrawelfarism]

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basis for making the decision

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/welfare,_welfarism,_and_extrawelfarism

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