Effective ways to communicate risk and benefit

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-41

  Wilhelms, Evan A ^a   Reyna, Valerie F ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84882243157     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.1.stas1-1301     Document Type: Review

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