Does Introducing Imprecision around Probabilities for Benefit and Harm Influence the Way People Value Treatments?

Background. Imprecision in estimates of benefits and harms around treatment choices is rarely described to patients. Variation in sampling error between treatment alternatives (e.g., treatments have similar average risks, but one treatment has a larger confidence interval) can result in patients fai...

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Published in:Medical Decision Making Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 490 - 503
Main Authors: Bansback, Nick, Harrison, Mark, Marra, Carlo
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. May2016
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