Description
- ISBN-10: 3662646560
- ISBN-13: 978-3662646564
- Edition: 3rd ed. 2022
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Publication date: 6 April 2023
- Language: English
- Dimensions: 15.5 x 1.96 x 23.5 cm
- Print length: 316 pages
Original price was: ₹5,958.30.₹5,362.47Current price is: ₹5,362.47.
Explore the intricacies of medical decision-making with “Medical Decision Making: A Health Economic Primer,” now in its third edition from The Bookish Owl. This essential textbook uniquely blends test information theory with expected utility theory to analyze choices under uncertainty. Learn how Bayes’ theorem, value functions, and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) inform diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. Discover the impact of risk preferences on medical choices and analyze individual and multiple tests. The revised edition incorporates decision curve analysis and new chapters on the health economics of medical decisions. Ideal for students of health economics and medicine, as well as physicians navigating diagnostic and treatment uncertainties.
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