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value functions in domains of gains and losses  

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  • Many medical situations incorporating gains and losses involve exchange of present-day costs for future benefits. In our era of chronic illness, with antecedents often distant in time, decision making by physicians or patients is frequently influenced in a significant manner by the principles and practice of discounting. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Value Functions in Domains of Gains and Losses]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MK2T96G9-N

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