Communicating the benefits and harms of treatments

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 710-713

  Akobeng, A K ^a  

^a BOOTH HALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERAPY;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMMUNICATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PROBABILITY; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERAPEUTICS;

EID: 49049119108     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.137083     Document Type: Review

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