Educated guesses: making policy about medical screening tests
Auteur :
Russell, Louise B.
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520083660
Date de publication :
11 févr. 1994
Poids :
181 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Argues that standard recommendations such as annual Pap smears for women and prostate tests for men over forty are in fact simply rules of thumb that ignore the complexities of individual cases and the tradeoffs between escalating costs and early detection.