Communicating risk to patients and the public

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 597, 2012, Pages 213-216

  Naik, Gurudutt ^a   Ahmed, Haroon ^a   Edwards, Adrian G K ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

COMMUNICATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84859449319     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X636236     Document Type: Review

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