"Decision Theory" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A theoretical technique utilizing a group of related constructs to describe or prescribe how individuals or groups of people choose a course of action when faced with several alternatives and a variable amount of knowledge about the determinants of the outcomes of those alternatives.
| Descriptor ID |
D003662
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G17.162
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| Concept/Terms |
Decision Theory- Decision Theory
- Decision Theories
- Theories, Decision
- Theory, Decision
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Decision Theory" by people in Profiles.
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A decision-theoretic phase I-II design for ordinal outcomes in two cycles. Biostatistics. 2016 Apr; 17(2):304-19.
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Info-gap management of public health Policy for TB with HIV-prevalence and epidemiological uncertainty. BMC Public Health. 2012 Dec 19; 12:1091.
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Inverse decision theory with applications to screening and diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Gynecol Oncol. 2007 Oct; 107(1 Suppl 1):S187-95.
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Bayesian decision-theoretic group sequential clinical trial design based on a quadratic loss function: a frequentist evaluation. Clin Trials. 2007; 4(1):5-14.
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A decision-theoretic approach to identifying future high-cost patients. Med Care. 2006 Sep; 44(9):842-9.
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Decision-theoretic designs for pre-phase II screening trials in oncology. Biometrics. 2001 Dec; 57(4):1089-95.
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The emerging science of very early detection of disease outbreaks. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2001 Nov; 7(6):51-9.
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The inclusion of patient testimonials in decision aids: effects on treatment choices. Med Decis Making. 2001 Jan-Feb; 21(1):60-8.
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Decision theoretic designs for phase II clinical trials with multiple outcomes. Biometrics. 1999 Sep; 55(3):971-7.
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Influence of data display formats on physician investigators' decisions to stop clinical trials: prospective trial with repeated measures. BMJ. 1999 Jun 05; 318(7197):1527-31.