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A theory of medical decision making and health: fuzzy trace theory.

Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making - 1 Jan 2000

Reyna Valerie F

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The tenets of fuzzy trace theory are summarized with respect to their relevance to health and medical decision making. Illustrations are given for HIV prevention, cardiovascular disease, surgical risk, genetic risk, and cancer prevention and control. A core idea of fuzzy trace theory is that people rely on the gist of information, its bottom-line meaning, as opposed to verbatim details in judgment and decision...

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PMID: 19015287
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X08327066
PMCID: PMC2617718

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