Physicians' reactions to uncertainty in the context of shared decision making

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-157

  Politi, Mary C ^a   Légaré, France ^b,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Université Laval   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Physicians' reactions to uncertainty; Primary care; Shared decision making

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SHARED DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77954313604     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.10.030     Document Type: Article

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