Communicating quality of care information to physicians: A study of eight presentation formats

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 375-382

  Geraedts, Max ^a   Hermeling, Peter ^a   De Cruppé, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Informed decision making; Presentation format; Public reporting; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861232825     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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