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The final chapter concludes with remarks on the application of the expected utility hypothesis to medical decision making.

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    Wakker, P. P. – Lessons Learned by (from?) an Economist Working in Medical Decision Making – Medical Decision Making, 28(5): 690–698, 2008, p. 697.

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  1. Faculty of Business and Economics Department of Health Economics, University of Basel, Peter Merian-Weg 6, 4002, Basel, Switzerland

    Professor Dr. Stefan Felder

  2. Department of Business Administration and Economics Chair of Health Economics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Schützenbahn 70, 45117, Essen, Germany

    Dipl. Vw. Thomas Mayrhofer

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Felder, S., Mayrhofer, T. (2011). Conclusion. In: Medical Decision Making. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18330-0_11

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