Patient decision making: An evaluation of two different methods of presenting information about a screening test

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 317-326

  Michie, Susan ^a   Smith, Deana ^a   McClennan, Andrew ^b   Marteau, Theresa M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0030662990     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.1997.tb00545.x     Document Type: Article

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