A perspective on the patient's role in treatment decisions

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 66, Issue 1_suppl, 2009, Pages 53S-74S

  Sepucha, Karen ^a   Mulley, Albert G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

decision aids; decision making; decision quality; patient involvement

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNOWLEDGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84874740140     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558708325511     Document Type: Review

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