Differences in belief about likely outcomes account for differences in doctors' treatment preferences: But what accounts for the differences in belief?

Quality in Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Rakow, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Doctor preference; Informed choice; Patient caregiver communication; Risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0346510190     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.0100044..     Document Type: Article

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