What constitutes evidence-based patient information? Overview of discussed criteria

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 316-328

  Bunge, Martina ^a   Mühlhauser, Ingrid ^a   Steckelberg, Anke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evidence based patient information; Framing of data; Informed choice; Patient involvement; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITION; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO;

COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77950366717     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.10.029     Document Type: Article

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