how to work with your doctor to become a knowledge-powered patient McNutt, Robert Alan creator author. text bibliography Print books. ncu [2016] 2016 monographic eng

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pages cm A story of failed decision making -- My medical-decision-making story -- Why not just ask my doctor what to do? -- Personal barriers to becoming your own medical decision maker -- Medical information -- Understanding medical information from experiments -- Does an apple a day keep the doctor away? -- The math of medical decision making -- How to determine the value of potential gains and losses to your health -- Making decisions -- Mr. B -- Beginning to make a decision -- The flow of information for people making medical decisions -- Mr. C -- Mrs. D's not-so-dramatic decision to make -- Using the informed medical-decision-making process for tests -- What if there is no reliable information? -- Clarifications -- Where to look for valuable medical information. Robert Alan McNutt. Includes bibliographical references and index. Medical care Decision making Physician and patient R723.5 .M36 2016 9781469629179 (cloth : alk. paper) 2016004008 NcU/DLC 160127 20161031122324.0 18951985 eng