Things to consider when teaching doctors how to deliver good, bad and sad news

Medical Teacher

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-30

  Fallowfield, Lesley J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; TEACHING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0029971657     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01421599609040258     Document Type: Article

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