Medical decision making : a physician's guide / Alan Schwartz, George Bergus.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

xix, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204) and index.

Goals and objectives -- Components of health -- The overall health state -- Quality and quantity -- Embracing uncertainty -- Chance and choice -- Confidence -- Visualizing decisions -- The power of information -- Screening and testing -- Family matters -- Public health -- Social values.