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Decisions made by general practitioners differ in many ways from those facing hospital doctors. The general practitioner deals with a wide range of unselected problems. Time is limited and there are many social and psychological factors that affect management.
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Essex, B.J. (1985). Decision Analysis in General Practice. In: Sheldon, M., Brooke, J., Rector, A. (eds) Decision-Making in General Practice. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07159-3_18
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