"But in our judgment, the benefits that are provided in this agreement are vastly superior to the alternatives".
A judgment about benefits of true positive and true negative and harms of false positive and false negative results is needed [ 28].
From the time of drug discovery through the lifetime of a drug, one must make evidence-based judgment regarding benefits, and one must do so "with a prepared mind," aware of all potential adverse effects.
Due to the complex and ever-evolving nature of medical treatment and devices' developments, the limited knowledge of POP patients (and patients in general) to make their own judgment on benefits and harms is thus compromised if physicians and scientists fail in this duty.
However, it is not clear a priori that all face judgments should necessarily benefit from familiarity, nor is there any reason to believe that various kinds of judgment should benefit equally from familiarity.
Physicians' groups say the line between medical judgments and benefits determinations is not so easily drawn, and that insurers invoke it arbitrarily to suit themselves.
Participants' ratings in the survey represent their judgments of benefits and equity due to the hazards to water environments in urban Nevada (not in rural Nevada).
Judgments about benefits and harms are thus complex and we must clarify our understanding of what matters in thinking about consequences.
DAs are considered particularly useful when efficacy is unclear, outcomes are uncertain, and/or subjective judgments about benefits and risks are required [ 24].
Thus, the therapist could end treatment after 8 visits if in his/her judgment maximum benefit had been obtained; on the other hand treatment could be extended up to 12 visits if the therapist believed the extra sessions were necessary.
