Flexible rather than standardised approaches to communicating risks in health care

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-170

  Edwards, A ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; NOTE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 2942735232     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2004.010850     Document Type: Note

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