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The Promise and Perils of Shared Decision-Making in Clinical Practice

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Shared decision-making, a fundamental component of “patient-centered care,” should include a two-way exchange of information between the doctor and patient in which both parties have the opportunity to express treatment preferences and arrive at treatment decisions that are both medically sound and consistent with the goals and preferences of a well-informed patient.

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Greenup, R.A., Peppercorn, J. (2016). The Promise and Perils of Shared Decision-Making in Clinical Practice. In: Diefenbach, M., Miller-Halegoua, S., Bowen, D. (eds) Handbook of Health Decision Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3486-7_21

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