Report of questionnaires regarding views on truth-telling and treatment of lung cancer in patients and their families

Journal of the Aichi Medical University Association

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-195

  Koishikawa, Isao ^a   Baba, Kenji ^a   Sekii, Takehiko ^a   Yoshida, Kazuhito ^a   Hattori, Tsutomu ^a   Kobayashi, Tadashi ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Informed consent; Lung cancer; Truth telling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004658809     PISSN: 03010902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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