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Doctor-patient differences in risk preferences, and their links to decision-making: a field experiment

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  • Miraldo, M
  • Galizzi, M
  • Stavropoulou, C

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  • Miraldo, M & Galizzi, M & Stavropoulou, C, 2013. "Doctor-patient differences in risk preferences, and their links to decision-making: a field experiment," Working Papers 12578, Imperial College, London, Imperial College Business School.
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