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Signalling need for care: a neglected functional role of medical treatment.

Mícheál de BarraKawthar HakimyMarijn de Bruin
Published in: Evolution, medicine, and public health (2023)
These results indicate that people make decisions to provide care in part based on the presence or absence of treatment and furthermore that patients' treatment decision-making is informed by the social consequences of their choices. Signalling theory may help explain the surprising longevity of some ineffective and costly medical procedures.
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