Clinical decision making--an art or a science? Part I: An introduction.
In order to make the most appropriate decision in a given set of circumstances, an understanding is needed of how people formulate decisions on the basis of their surroundings. Using a case history, this article introduces the factors involved in clinical decision making and highlights the relevance of those factors in the decision making process. These will be discussed in depth in later sections of this series.
Turner Dental School, University Dental Hospital of Manchester.
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