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Title
Perceptions of benefit and risk of patients undergoing first-time elective percutaneous coronary revascularization.
Authors
Holmboe, E S; Fiellin, D A; Cusanelli, E; Remetz, M; Krumholz, H M
Abstract
To assess reasons why patients undergo elective percutaneous coronary revascularization (PCR), patient expectations of the benefits of PCR, and their understanding of the risks associated with PCR. We hypothesized that patients overestimate the benefits and underestimate the risks associated with PCR.
Publication
Journal of general internal medicine, 2000, Vol 15, Issue 9, p632