Evaluating preference-sensitive care for uterine fibroids: It's not so simple

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1071-1079

  Solberg, Leif I ^a   Asche, Stephen E ^a   Anderson, Louise H ^a   Sepucha, Karen ^b   Thygeson, N Marcus ^a   Madden, Joan E ^a   Morrissey, Larry ^c   Kraemer, Karen K ^a  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Stillwater Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERUS MYOMA;

DATA COLLECTION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 70349193369     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.0948     Document Type: Article

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