Choosing wisely: Cardiothoracic surgeons partnering with patients to make good health care decisions

Douglas E. Wood; John D. Mitchell; Delaine S. Schmitz; Sean C. Grondin; John S. Ikonomidis; Faisal G. Bakaeen; Robert E. Merritt; Dan M. Meyer; Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce; T. Brett Reece; Michael A. Smith

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.008

Choosing wisely: Cardiothoracic surgeons partnering with patients to make good health care decisions

Douglas E. Wood, John D. Mitchell, Delaine S. Schmitz, Sean C. Grondin, John S. Ikonomidis, Faisal G. Bakaeen, Robert E. Merritt, Dan M. Meyer, Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, T. Brett Reece, Michael A. Smith

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1130-1135
Number of pages	6
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	95
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.008
State	Published - Mar 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Wood, D. E., Mitchell, J. D., Schmitz, D. S., Grondin, S. C., Ikonomidis, J. S., Bakaeen, F. G., Merritt, R. E., Meyer, D. M., Moffatt-Bruce, S. D., Reece, T. B., & Smith, M. A. (2013). Choosing wisely: Cardiothoracic surgeons partnering with patients to make good health care decisions. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 95(3), 1130-1135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.008

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