Hamm Robert M
Clinical Decision Making Program, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73104, USA.
Med Decis Making. 2004 Nov-Dec;24(6):681-6; author reply 687. doi: 10.1177/0272989X04271329.
A research report in the present issue of Medical Decision Making raises questions about the definition of heuristic strategies, the validity of conclusions drawn from the analysis of verbal protocols, and the tradeoff between rigor and relevance in research on the psychology of patient decision making.