Features
.Practical and problem-solving: uses a very varied selection of clinical cases and examples drawn from all areas of medicine to highlight real-Iife applications
.Superbly illustrated throughout
.Exercises at the end of each chapter help to reinforce key messages .Includes a CD-ROM

Contents:
1. Elements of decision making in health care;
2. Managing uncertainty; 3. Choosing the best
treatment; 4. Valuing outcomes; 5. Interpreting diagnostic information; 6. Deciding when to test; 7. Multiple test results; 8. Finding and summarizing the evidence; 9. Constrained resources;
10. Recurring events; 11. Variability and uncertainty; 12. Proactive decision making: a way of life.