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When is shared decision making the best option?

Guylène Thériault, Roland Grad, James A. Dickinson, Pascale Breault, Harminder Singh, Neil R. Bell and Olga Szafran
Canadian Family Physician May 2020; 66 (5) 327-331;
Guylène Thériault
Academic Lead for the Physicianship Component and Director of Pedagogy at Outaouais Medical Campus in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Que.
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Roland Grad
Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University.
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James A. Dickinson
Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary in Alberta.
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Pascale Breault
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Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg and in the Department of Hematology and Oncology for CancerCare Manitoba.
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Neil R. Bell
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vol. 66 no. 5 327-331
PubMed 
32404450

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0008-350X
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1715-5258
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  • Published online May 13, 2020.

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  1. Guylène Thériault, MD CCFP⇑
  1. Academic Lead for the Physicianship Component and Director of Pedagogy at Outaouais Medical Campus in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Que.
  1. Correspondence: Dr Guylène Thériault; e-mail guylene.theriault{at}mcgill.ca
  1. Roland Grad, MD CM MSc CCFP FCFP
  1. Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University.
  1. James A. Dickinson, MB BS PhD CCFP FRACGP
  1. Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary in Alberta.
  1. Pascale Breault, MD CCMF
  1. Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine at Laval University in Quebec.
  1. Harminder Singh, MD MPH FRCPC
  1. Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg and in the Department of Hematology and Oncology for CancerCare Manitoba.
  1. Neil R. Bell, MD SM CCFP FCFP
  1. Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
  1. Olga Szafran, MHSA
  1. Associate Director of Research in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.

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