Despite its many technicalities and formalities, the legal process ultimately hinges on human judgment and decision making. Whether it is the judge assessing the admissibility of evidence, the lawyer deciding how to structure and present the case, the jury evaluating a defendant's credibility, or an
Judgment heuristics and medical decisions
โ Scribed by Cheryl B. Travis; Raymond H. Phillippi; Bruce E. Tonn
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 824 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0738-3991
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