Vivid bad outcome influences the decisions of older adults about treatment timing: a randomized field experiment with an abdominal aortic aneurysm analog

In balancing the risk of rupture from an asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) against the risk of perioperative mortality, data-based guidelines recommend surgical repair when the AAA diameter reaches 5.5 cm, whereas smaller AAAs should be followed with periodic surveillance. Previous work w...

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