Framing procedural risks to patients: Is 99% safe the same as a risk of 1 in 100?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 840-842

  Gurm, Hitinder Singh ^a   Litaker, David G ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033840403     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200008000-00018     Document Type: Article

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