Highlights of This Issue
Med Decis Making 2004 24: 5-8. [PDF]  

Emma Warren, Alan Brennan, and Ron Akehurst

Cost-Effectiveness of Sibutramine in the Treatment of Obesity
Med Decis Making 2004 24: 9-19. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Murray Krahn, John B. Wong, Jenny Heathcote, Linda Scully, and Leonard Seeff

Estimating the Prognosis of Hepatitis C Patients Infected by Transfusion in Canada between 1986 and 1990
Med Decis Making 2004 24: 20-29. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Joseph M. Mrus and Joel Tsevat

Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Vertical HIV Transmission from Pregnant Women Who Have Not Received Prenatal Care
Med Decis Making 2004 24: 30-39. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bernt Kartman, Gudrun Gatz, and Magnus Johannesson

Health State Utilities in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Patients with Heartburn: A Study in Germany and Sweden
Med Decis Making 2004 24: 40-52. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Holger J. Schünemann, Elisabeth Ståhl, Peggy Austin, Elie Akl, David Armstrong, and Gordon H. Guyatt

A Comparison of Narrative and Table Formats for Presenting Hypothetical Health States to Patients with Gastrointestinal or Pulmonary Disease
Med Decis Making 2004 24: 53-60. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Amir Shmueli

The Relationship between the Visual Analog Scale and the SF-36 Scales in the General Population: An Update
Med Decis Making 2004 24: 61-63. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Opher Caspi, Mary Koithan, and Michael W. Criddle

Alternative Medicine or "Alternative" Patients: A Qualitative Study of Patient-Oriented Decision-Making Processes with Respect to Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Med Decis Making 2004 24: 64-79. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Wilbert B. van den Hout

The GAME Estimate of Reduced Life Expectancy
Med Decis Making 2004 24: 80-88. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

M. D. Stevenson, J. Oakley, and J. B. Chilcott

Gaussian Process Modeling in Conjunction with Individual Patient Simulation Modeling: A Case Study Describing the Calculation of Cost-Effectiveness Ratios for the Treatment of Established Osteoporosis
Med Decis Making 2004 24: 89-100. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Dennis J. Mazur

Negligence Law: England versus the United States
Med Decis Making 2004 24: 101. [PDF] [References]  

Ewout W. Steyerberg and Marinus J. C. Eijkemans

Heterogeneity Bias: The Difference between Adjusted and Unadjusted Effects
Med Decis Making 2004 24: 102-104. [PDF] [References]  

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