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Original Articles

Decision Making About Treatment of Hypothetical Prostate Cancer

Is Deferring a Decision an Expert-Opinion Heuristic?

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Pages 69-84 | Received 07 May 2001, Accepted 21 Sep 2001, Published online: 12 Oct 2008

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