The importance and challenges of shared decision making in older people with multimorbidity

Tammy Hoffmann; Jesse Jansen; Paul Glasziou

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002530

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The importance and challenges of shared decision making in older people with multimorbidity

Tammy Hoffmann ,

* E-mail: thoffmann@bond.edu.au

Affiliation Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Australia

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5210-8548

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Jesse Jansen,

Affiliations Wiser Healthcare Program, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making (CeMPED), The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Paul Glasziou

Affiliation Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Australia

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7564-073X

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The importance and challenges of shared decision making in older people with multimorbidity

Tammy Hoffmann,
Jesse Jansen,
Paul Glasziou

Published: March 13, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002530

About the Authors

Tammy Hoffmann

* E-mail: thoffmann@bond.edu.au

Affiliation Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Australia

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5210-8548

Jesse Jansen

Affiliations Wiser Healthcare Program, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making (CeMPED), The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Paul Glasziou

Affiliation Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Australia

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7564-073X

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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