Prominent strategy but rare in practice: Shared decision-making and patient decision support technologies in the UK

Zeitschrift fur Arztliche Fortbildung und Qualitatssicherung

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 247-253

  Evans, Rhodri ^a   Edwards, Adrian ^a   Coulter, Angela ^b   Elwyn, Glyn ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PICKER INSTITUTE EUROPE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

National health service; Patient decision support technologies; Patient participation; Shared decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250673451     PISSN: 14317621     EISSN: 16180992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zgesun.2007.02.027     Document Type: Article

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