John C. Hornberger, Jennie H. Best, and Louis P. Garrison, Jr.

Cost-Effectiveness of Repeat Medical Procedures: Kidney Transplantation as an Example
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 363-372. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Julie A. Scharfstein, A. David Paltiel, and Kenneth A. Freedberg

The Cost-Effectiveness of Fluconazole Prophylaxis against Primary Systemic Fungal Infections in AIDS Patients
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 373-381. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Magnus Johannesson, David Meltzer, and Richard M. O'Conor

Incorporating Future Costs in Medical Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Implications for the Cost-Effectiveness of the Treatment of Hypertension
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 382-389. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Giovanni Parmigiani, Greg P. Samsa, Marek Ancukiewicz, Joseph Lipscomb, Vic Hasselblad, and David B. Matchar

Assessing Uncertainty in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses: Application to a Complex Decision Model
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 390-401. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Peter J. Neumann, Darren E. Zinner, and Janice C. Wright

Are Methods for Estimating QALYs in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Improving?
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 402-408. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Douglas K. Owens and Robert F. Nease, Jr.

A Normative Analytic Framework for Development of Practice Guidelines for Specific Clinical Populations
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 409-426. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

James G. Dolan

A Survey of Clinicians' Opinions Regarding the Value of Published Decision Analyses as Sources of Clinically Useful Information
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 427-430. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Scott D. Ramsey, Ruth Etzioni, Andrea Troxel, and Nicole Urban

Optimizing Sampling Strategies for Estimating Quality-adjusted Life Years
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 431-438. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tom E. Hughes, Robert M. Kaplan, Stephen Joel Coons, Jolaine R. Draugalis, Jeffrey A. Johnson, and Thomas L. Patterson

Construct Validities of the Quality of Well-Being Scale and the MOS-HIV-34 Health Survey for HIV-infected Patients
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 439-446. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Karel G.M. Moons, Theo Stijnen, Bowine C. Michel, Harry R. Büller, Gerrit-Anne Van Es, Diederick E. Grobbee, and J. Dik F. Habbema

Application of Treatment Thresholds to Diagnostic-test Evaluation: An Alternative to the Comparison of Areas under Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 447-454. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Eugene Litvak, Joanna E. Siegel, Stephen G. Pauker, Marc Lallemant, Harvey V. Fineberg, and Milton C. Weinstein

Whose Blood Is Safer?: The Effect of the Stage of the Epidemic on Screening for HIV
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 455-463. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Eric J. Stanek, Judy W.M. Cheng, Patricia J. Peeples, Robert J. Simko, and Sarah A. Spinler

Patient Preferences for Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 464-471. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Tim Wiebe, Patricia Fergusson, Digby Horne, Marian Shanahan, Anna Macdonald, Lynn Heise, and Leslie L. Roos

Hepatitis B Immunization in a Low-incidence Province of Canada: Comparing Alternative Strategies
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 472-482. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Aaron A. Stinnett and A. David Paltiel

Estimating CE Ratios under Second-order Uncertainty: The Mean Ratio versus the Ratio of Means
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 483-489. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

A. David Paltiel and Edward H. Kaplan

The Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Testing: Accounting for Differential Participation Rates
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 490-495. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Mark S. Roberts

The Power and Pitfalls of Simplifying Assumptions
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 496-497. [PDF] [References]  

MDM Policy Regarding Financial Support of Authors
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 497-498. [PDF] [References]  

Brian J. Cohen

Do the Expected Utility Axioms Hide Flaws?
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 498-499. [PDF] [References]  

Dewey Scheid, Robert Hamm, and Frank Lawler

Breast Cancer Screening at Ages 40-49
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 499-500. [PDF] [References]  

Book Reviews : Introduction to Technology Assessment for Radiologists : An Anthology of Readings and Materials for Self-Study Course. By Dennis G. Fryback, Rebecca C. Hutton, and William F. Lawrence. Milwaukee, WI: General Electric Medical Systems, 1995. Loose-leaf, two volumes in three-ring binders, includes disk with example spreadsheet files and ROC software. $120 institution, $95 student
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 500-501. [PDF]  

Book Reviews : Decision Making and Forecasting. By Kneale T. Marshall and Robert M. Oliver. New York: McGraw-Hill. 1995. 407 pp, hardbound, $61.25
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 501-502. [PDF]  

Dennis J. Mazur

Judgmental Psychology, Law, and Ethics
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 503-504. [PDF] [References]  

Announcements and Notices
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 504. [PDF]  

Abstracts
Med Decis Making 1997 17: 517-544. [PDF]  

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