Creating a Conversation: Insights from the Development of a Decision Aid

Victor M Montori; Maggie Breslin; Matthew Maleska; Audrey J Weymiller

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040233

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Creating a Conversation: Insights from the Development of a Decision Aid

Victor M Montori ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: kerunit@mayo.edu
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Maggie Breslin,
Matthew Maleska,
Audrey J Weymiller

Creating a Conversation: Insights from the Development of a Decision Aid

Victor M Montori,
Maggie Breslin,
Matthew Maleska,
Audrey J Weymiller

Published: August 7, 2007
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040233

About the Authors

Victor M Montori: *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: kerunit@mayo.edu
Maggie Breslin
Matthew Maleska
Audrey J Weymiller

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

VMM and AJW conceived, coordinated, and conducted the process of development of the decision aid and subsequent testing in a randomized trial. VMM wrote the first draft of this report. MB and MM contributed extensively to the understanding of the role of design in the development of health care innovations. All authors provided critical reviews and approved the final manuscript.

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