Matching patient-specific expectations with physician-specific outcomes: Towards transparency in treatment decision-making and consent

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1287-1291

  Weiner, Bradley K ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ARTHRITIS; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047188433     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.10.018     Document Type: Article

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