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Developing Information Materials to Present the Findings of Technology Assessments to Consumers: The Experience of the NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Vikki A. Entwistle ,
Ian S. Watt ,
Hilary Davis ,
Rumona Dickson ,
Diane Pickard  and
Jilly Rosser
Vikki A. Entwistle
Affiliation:
University of York
Ian S. Watt
Affiliation:
University of York
Hilary Davis
Affiliation:
University of Luton
Rumona Dickson
Affiliation:
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Diane Pickard
Affiliation:
Buckinghamshire Health Authority
Jilly Rosser
Affiliation:
The Midwives Information and Resource Service
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Abstract

We discuss some of the issues that have arisen during the development and introduction into practice of information materials for health professionals and patients that aim to promote clinical effectiveness and informed patient participation in clinical decision making.

Type
Special Section: The Consumer And Technology
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , Winter 1998 , pp. 47 - 70
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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