The Influence of Influence Diagrams in Medicine

Stephen G. Pauker () and John B. Wong ()
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Stephen G. Pauker: Division of Clinical Decision Making, Informatics and Telemedicine, Department of Medicine, Tufts--New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, 750 Washington St., NEMC 302, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
John B. Wong: Division of Clinical Decision Making, Informatics and Telemedicine, Department of Medicine, Tufts--New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, 750 Washington St., NEMC 302, Boston, Massachusetts 02111

Decision Analysis, 2005, vol. 2, issue 4, 238-244

Abstract: Although influence diagrams have used medical examples almost from their inception, that graphical representation of decision problems has disseminated surprisingly slowly in the medical literature and among clinicians performing decision analyses. Clinicians appear to prefer decision trees as their primary modeling metaphor. This perspective examines the use of influence diagrams in medicine and offers explanations and suggestions for accelerating their dissemination.

Keywords: decision analysis; influence diagrams; clinical decision making; medicine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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