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Editorial
. 2018 May;27(5):337-339.
doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007657. Epub 2018 Jan 25.

Advancing the science of patient decision aids through reporting guidelines

Robert J Volk  1 , Angela Coulter  2
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Editorial

Advancing the science of patient decision aids through reporting guidelines

Robert J Volk et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: qualitative research; quality improvement; quality measurement.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: RJV and AC are members of the Steering Committee of the International Patient Decision Aid Standards Collaboration. From 1999 to 2016, AC undertook paid consultancy for the not-for-profit Informed Medical Decisions Foundation of Boston, USA, which carried out research and development on shared decision-making and patient decision aids.

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