Transparent Communication of Health Risks Overcoming Cultural Differences /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Garcia-Retamero, Rocio (Editor), Galesic, Mirta (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Health administration.; Medicine & Public Health.; Health Administration.

Recent research in health decision making has shown that many patients, even those with a college education, have difficulties grasping a host of numerical concepts, including percentages and probabilities. Yet, basic numeracy and graph literacy are essential for understanding information relevant t...