How do family physicians communicate about cardiovascular risk? Frequencies and determinants of different communication formats

How do family physicians communicate about cardiovascular risk? Frequencies and determinants of different communication formats

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patients understand information about risk better if it is communicated in numerical or visual formats (e.g. graphs) compared to verbal qualifiers only. How frequently different communication formats are used in clinical primary care...

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Main Authors: Rosemann Thomas, Wegwarth Odette, Senn Oliver, Neuner-Jehle Stefan, Steurer Johann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
risk communication
risk formats
cardiovascular risk factors
cardiovascular disease
primary care
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/12/15

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