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UNINA9910812623003321 |
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Autore |
Berry Dianne |
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Titolo |
Risk, communication and health psychology / / Dianne C. Berry |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Maidenhead, : Open University Press, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-95077-3 |
0-335-22426-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (184 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Health risk communication |
Health risk assessment |
Communication in medicine |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is the first book to clearly assess the increasingly important area of communication of risk in the health sector. We are moving away from the days when paternalistic doctors managed healthcare without involving patients in decision making. With the current emphasis on patient empowerment and shared decision making, patients want and need reliable, comprehensive and understandable information about their conditions and treatment. In order to make informed decisions, the people concerned must understand the risks and benefits associated with possible treatments. But the challenge for health |
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