Processes of patient decision making: Theoretical and methodological issues

Psychology and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 191-204

  Broadstock, Marita ^a   Michie, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive processing; Decision analysis; Naturalistic decision making; Patient decision making; Process tracing

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044517547     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440008400300     Document Type: Article

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