Shared mind: Communication, decision making, and autonomy in serious illness

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 454-461

  Epstein, Ronald M ^a   Street Jr , Richard L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice behavior; Communication; Cooperative behavior; Decision making; Humans; Patient participation; Patient preference; Professional patient relations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; UNCERTAINTY;

COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 80052761453     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1301     Document Type: Article

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