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Review
. 1999 Sep 18;319(7212):780-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7212.780.

What do we mean by partnership in making decisions about treatment?

C Charles  1 , T Whelan, A Gafni
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Review

What do we mean by partnership in making decisions about treatment?

C Charles et al. BMJ. .
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Models of decision making about treatment
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