When should you involve patients in treatment decisions?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 543, 2007, Pages 771-772

  Coulter, Angela ^a  

^a PICKER INSTITUTE EUROPE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG CHOICE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POLITICS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

EID: 35348982867     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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