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Improving patient decision-making in health care : A 2012 Dartmouth Atlas report highlighting the east south central region / Shannon Brownlee ; Kristen K. Bronner, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brownlee, Shannon, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clinical medicine--Decision making.
- Clinical medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 63 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Lebanon, N.H. : The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, 2012.
- Summary:
- For patients whose conditions can be treated with elective surgery, location matters. In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the fifth in a series of nine U.S. regional reports, we show the wide regional variation in the likelihood that patients with similar conditions receive elective procedures. This report highlights the East South Central region (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee) and shows the variation across the region and the United States.
- Contents:
- What This Report Is and How It Can Be Used
- The Importance of Choice in Health Care
- Variation in Preference-Sensitive Care
- Early-Stage Breast Cancer
- Stable Angina
- Low Back Pain
- Osteoarthritis of the Knee and Hip Joints
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Gallstones
- Enlarged Prostate (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)
- Early-Stage Prostate Cancer: Screening and Treatment
- Ensuring Patients Get the Care They Need and Want
- Appendix on Methods
- References.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references.
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