Patients say 'no thanks' to risky medical treatments
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 06:42
in Health & Medicine
A recent study suggests that increasing patient responsibility for making medical decisions may decrease their willingness to accept risky treatment options. Details of this proof-of-concept study appear in the December issue of Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology.