In silico study of medical decision-making for rare diseases: heterogeneity of decision-makers in a population improves overall benefit

Background Medical decision-making is difficult when information is limited due to its rareness. For example, there are two treatment options for patients affected by a rare disease with high lethality. The information about both treatment effects is unavailable or very limited. Patients are incline...

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Main Authors: Juan Wang, Ryo Yamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5677.pdf