Open AccessPhysicians Recommend Different Treatments for Patients Than They Would Choose for Themselves
Author(s) -
Peter A. Ubel,
Andrea M. Angott,
Brian J. ZikmundFisher
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.91
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , alternative medicine , medline , primary care , pathology , political science , law
Patients facing difficult decisions often ask physicians for recommendations. However, little is known regarding the ways that physicians' decisions are influenced by the act of making a recommendation.
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