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utility assessment techniques  

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  • In medical decision making, a utility is a measure of the relative desirability that a person attributes to a particular health state, under conditions of risk. Two points are noteworthy here. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Utility Assessment Techniques]

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