Threats from patients and their effects on medical decision making: A cross-sectional, randomised trial

Lancet

Volumn 357, Issue 9264, 2001, Pages 1258-1261

  Kristiansen, Ivar Sønbø ^a   Førde, Olav Helge ^a   Aasland, Olaf ^a   Hotvedt, Ragnar ^a   Johnsen, Roar ^a   Førde, Reidun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THREAT;

EID: 0035925910     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04407-X     Document Type: Article

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