Clinicians' expectations of the benefits and harms of treatments, screening, and tests: A systematic review

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 407-419

  Hoffmann, Tammy C ^a   Del Mar, Chris ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; CANCER THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL TREATMENT; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT RISK; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; HUMANS; MEDICAL OVERUSE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 85015311562     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.8254     Document Type: Review

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