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Graphs showing risks help communication
BMJ 1999; 319 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7212.0f (Published 18 September 1999) Cite this as: BMJ 1999;319:f
Communication about risks is an increasingly important part of day to day clinical medicine. On p 749 Edwards et al describe a training package provided for general practice registrars and use focus group methods to explore their reactions to the use of different tools for communicating risks. Doctors found that having a range of risk tools available helped communication Graphical presentation of information was favoured and has the potential to save consultation time.