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Lessons Learned by (from?) an Economist Working in Medical Decision Making

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	Abstract

This article is a personal account of the author’s experi-methods for measuring quality of life (or, as economists ences as an economist working in medical decision mak-would call it, utility), including the standard gamble, the ing. He discusses the differences between economic time tradeoff, and the healthy-years equivalent methods. decision theory and medical decision making and gives Key words: risk; time tradeoff; healthy-years equivalent; examples of the mutual benefits resulting from interactions. interdisciplinary work; cost-effectiveness; decision analy-In particular, he discusses the pros and cons of different sis. (Med Decis Making XXXX;XX:xx–xx)

First published on September 23, 2008, doi:10.1177/0272989X08323916

Medical Decision Making 2008;28:690.

A more recent version of this article appeared on September 1, 2008


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