## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Selecting treatment for clinically localized prostate cancer remains an ongoing challenge. Previous decision analyses focused on a hypothetical patient with average preferences, but preferences differ for clinically similar patients, implying that their optimal therapies
Predictors of patient preferences and treatment choices for localized prostate cancer
β Scribed by Benjamin D. Sommers; Clair J. Beard; Anthony V. D'Amico; Irving Kaplan; Jerome P. Richie; Richard J. Zeckhauser
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 112 KB
- Volume
- 113
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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