Decision aids for patients facing health treatment or screening decisions: Systematic review

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7212, 1999, Pages 731-734

  O'Connor, Annette M ^a   Rostom, Alaa ^a   Fiset, Valerie ^b   Tetroe, Jacqueline ^a   Entwistle, Vikki ^c   Llewellyn Thomas, Hilary ^d   Holmes Rovner, Margaret ^e   Barry, Michael ^f   Jones, Jean ^g  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Charity of Ottawa Health Service   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SCREENING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033581375     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7212.731     Document Type: Article

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