Helping pregnant women make better decisions: A systematic review of the benefits of patient decision aids in obstetrics

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Say, Rebecca ^a   Robson, Stephen ^a   Thomson, Richard ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84855508772     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000261     Document Type: Review

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