Treatment decision aids: Conceptual issues and future directions

Health Expectations

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 114-125

  Charles, Cathy ^a,b   Gafni, Amiram ^a,b   Whelan, Tim ^a,c,d   O'Brien, Mary Ann ^a,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Medical encounter; Shared decision making; Treatment decision aids; Values clarification exercises

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATERNALISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANADA; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EPISODE OF CARE; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20344404490     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2005.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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