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This paper examines surgeons in the process of making decisions. The analysis focuses on decision-making occurring in the course of the surgeons’ professional clinical activities. This paper examines non-medical criteria entering into medical decision-making among surgeons and their influence on medical outcomes. It also examines the situations or contexts in which these non-medical criteria play an instrumental role in medical decision-making.
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Katz, P. (1985). How Surgeons Make Decisions. In: Hann, R.A., Gaines, A.D. (eds) Physicians of Western Medicine. Culture, Illness and Healing, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6430-3_6
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