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Discussion of the Papers by McWhinney and Levenstein

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As a behavioural scientist, I approached the two papers having in mind the decision-making literature from my own discipline. If I set out the basics of this literature, my subsequent comments will become more intelligible.

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© 1985 David Pendleton

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Pendleton, D. (1985). Discussion of the Papers by McWhinney and Levenstein. In: Sheldon, M., Brooke, J., Rector, A. (eds) Decision-Making in General Practice. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07159-3_6

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