Translating evidence-based information into effective risk communication: Current challenges and opportunities

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 171-180

  Ghosh, Amit Kumar ^a,b   Ghosh, Karthik ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ROFECOXIB;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROBABILITY; RECTUM POLYP; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 18844457845     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lab.2005.02.006     Document Type: Review

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