Speaking of risk, managing uncertainty: Decision-making about cholesterol-reducing treatment in general practice

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 245-252

  Kirkegaard, Pia ^a   Risor, Mette Bech ^b   Edwards, Adrian ^c   Junge, Anne Gram ^a   Thomsen, Janus Laust ^a,d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Decision making; General practitioner; Preventive treatment; Primary care; Risk; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; DENMARK; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

DECISION MAKING; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84867531073     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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