Strategies to help patients understand risks

BMJ

Volumn 327, Issue 7417, 2003, Pages 745-

  Paling, John ^a  

^a Risk Communication Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VISUAL AID;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

COMMUNICATION; DATA DISPLAY; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0141484564     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7417.745     Document Type: Article

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