Medical Decision Making
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Aims and Scope
Medical Decision Making is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the fields of decision-making and medical informatics. Its editor-in-chief is Brian Zikmund-Fisher (University of Michigan). It was established in 1981 and is currently published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the Society for Medical Decision Making. A sister open access journal focusing on applications of medical decision making, Medical Decision Making Policy & Practice, began publishing in 2016. Less
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- PublisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
- LanguageEnglish
- FrequencyBi-monthly
- LanguageEnglish
- FrequencyBi-monthly
- Publication Start Year1981
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FAQs
Since when has Medical Decision Making been publishing? 
The Medical Decision Making has been publishing since 1981 till date.
How frequently is the Medical Decision Making published?
Medical Decision Making is published Bi-monthly.
Who is the publisher of Medical Decision Making?
The publisher of Medical Decision Making is SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
Where can I find a journal's aims and scope of Medical Decision Making?
For the Medical Decision Making's Aims and Scope, please refer to the section above on the page.
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What is the eISSN and pISSN number of Medical Decision Making?
The eISSN number is 1552-681X and pISSN number is 0272-989X for Medical Decision Making.
What is the focus of this journal?
The journal covers a wide range of topics inlcuding Lung cancer, Quality of life, Expert elicitation, Economic evaluation, Triage, Simulation, Breast cancer, Randomized controlled trial, Bayesian information criterion, Thyroid disease, Decisional conflict, Patient-centered outcomes, Lung cancer screening, Multiple sclerosis, Mathematical model, Value of information, Discrete event simulation, Metastatic lung cancer, Chest pain, Network model.
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