"The Ultimate Decision Is Yours": Exploring Patients' Attitudes about the Overuse of Medical Interventions

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Schleifer, David ^a   Rothman, David J ^a  

^a Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COOPERATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INTERVENTION; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; OVERMEDICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPONSIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 84871557185     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052552     Document Type: Article

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