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Are choices for others riskier than choices people make for themselves? This question has
been asked by economists, psychologists, and other researchers in the social sciences …

In eight studies, we tested the prediction that making choices for others involves less loss
aversion than making choices for the self. We found that loss aversion is significantly …

Background To develop the Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed:
ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (AT9), the American College of Chest …

This paper provides new evidence on the interaction between patient information and
physician financial incentives. Using rich microdata on childbirth, we compare the treatment …

Objective. To assess the influence of patient preferences and urologist recommendations in
treatment decisions for clinically localized prostate cancer. Methods. We enrolled 257 men …

Antibiotic overuse contributes to the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Despite local, national and global initiatives to target the problem, reducing overuse is …

Objectives To explore guideline panelists' understanding of panel surveys for eliciting
panels' inferences regarding patient values and preferences, and the influence of the …

This research examines how the social context in which gifts are selected influences gift
choices. Six experiments show that, when givers select gifts for multiple recipients, they tend …

Omission bias is people's tendency to evaluate harm done through omission as less morally
wrong and less blameworthy than commission when there is harm. However, findings are …