Physicians’ attitudes about communicating and managing scientific uncertainty differ by perceived ambiguity aversion of their patients

Background  Medical interventions are often characterized by substantial scientific uncertainty regarding their benefits and harms. Physicians must communicate to their patients as part of the process of shared decision making, yet they may not always communicate scientific uncertainty for several r...

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Main Authors: Portnoy, David B., Han, Paul K. J., Ferrer, Rebecca A., Klein, William M. P., Clauser, Steven B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3218256/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21838835
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00717.x
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