Risk communication in the clinical consultation

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 465-469

  Thomson, Richard ^a,b   Edwards, Adrian ^c   Grey, Jenny ^a  

^a NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Decision making; Risk communication; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SURVIVAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 27144473946     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-5-465     Document Type: Review

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