Doctor-patient interactions in oncology

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1511-1519

  Ford, Sarah ^a   Fallowfield, Lesley ^a   Lewis, SHÔN ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer consultation; Doctor patient interactions; Patient centredness; Psychosocial exchange

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONCOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029939598     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00265-0     Document Type: Article

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