Standard consultations are not enough to ensure decision quality regarding preference-sensitive options

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 570-571

  O'Connor, Annette M ^a   Mulley Jr , Albert G ^b   Wennberg, John E ^c  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSULTATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTIVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037688070     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/95.8.570     Document Type: Editorial

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