Physicians recommend different treatments for patients than they would choose for themselves.

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Physicians recommend different treatments for patients than they would choose for themselves.

Arch Intern Med. 2011 Apr 11;171(7):630-4

Authors: Ubel PA, Angott AM, Zikmund-Fisher BJ

Patients facing difficult decisions often ask physicians for recommendations. However, little is known regarding the ways that physicians' decisions are influenced by the act of making a recommendation.

PMID: 21482835 [PubMed - in process]

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