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. 2003 Sep 27;327(7417):728-31.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7417.728.

How can doctors communicate information about risk more effectively?

Andy Alaszewski  1 , Tom Horlick-Jones
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How can doctors communicate information about risk more effectively?

Andy Alaszewski et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Effective communication of risk can improve both individual and national health, and there has been substantial investment in such communication. Has this yielded the anticipated improvements in health?

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