Effectiveness of decision aids: A review of the evidence

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Leatherman, Sheila ^a,b   Warrick, Louise ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b McGavran Greenberg   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Consumerism; Decision aid; Screening; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCREENING; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANXIETY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

EID: 55649093107     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558708324234     Document Type: Review

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